Security News > 2022 > October > Instagram account suspension wave hits users

Clicking on the "Disagree with decision" button lead the users to either a perpetually loading screen, a "Try again later" message, or a request to enter their username, password and security code to verify their account.

Some where automatically logged out and, after trying to log in again, are being told by Instagram that the account with that email address or phone number does not exist.

By following the #instagramdown hashtag on Twitter - where many affected users have flocked to complain to Instagram and see if others were affected - one can see that this "Outage" hit users around the world.

As I discovered by polling my colleagues who use Instagram, not all users in the same geographic location have had their account suspended.

On Reddit's Instagram subreddit, some users are saying that they've been able to get back into their account, but there is still no official confirmation from Instagram.

We'll update this piece when we know more about the cause of this outage / account suspension wave.

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https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2022/10/31/instagram-account-suspension/