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Iran is experiencing a near-total internet service disruption in the west and intermittent interruptions nationwide, with access to Instagram, Whatsapp and some mobile networks being blocked, says Netblocks. While Twitter and Facebook were banned in Iran years ago, Instagram and WhatsApp remained as one of the few accessible social media platforms in the country.
Blue badges are highly coveted as Instagram provides them to accounts it verified to be authentic, representing a public figure, celebrity, or brand. The spear emails in the recently observed phishing campaign inform recipients that they Instagram reviewed their accounts and deemed them eligible for a blue badge.
A platform for everyone to seamlessly share their best moments online, Instagram is slowly turning into a mecca for the undesirables-from sexual harassers to crypto "Investors" helping you "Get rich fast." American investor and hedge fund manager, Mark W. Yusko is one such person whose identity is being misused by not one-several Instagram scammers.
A platform for everyone to seamlessly share their best moments online, Instagram is slowly turning into a mecca for the undesirables-from sexual harassers to crypto "Investors" helping you "Get rich fast." Whenever Shibby120 is approached by an Instagram scammer, he decides to "Have fun with them" over DMs:. Two days ago, Carrington J. Tatum, a reporter with MLK50 announced his Instagram account getting hacked to promote crypto scams.
A new information stealer named FFDroider has emerged, stealing credentials and cookies stored in browsers to hijack victims' social media accounts. Like many malware, FFDroider is spread through software cracks, free software, games, and other files downloaded from torrent sites.
In addition to dealing with threats designed to take advantage of the war in Ukraine, companies and governments face fresh attacks from new and existing vulnerabilities on many fronts. CISA added 15 new vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog this week to draw attention to vulnerabilities bad actors are actively exploiting.
A phishing campaign used the guise of Instagram technical support to steal login credentials from employees of a prominent U.S. life insurance company headquartered in New York, researchers have revealed. According to a report published by Armorblox on Wednesday, the attack combined brand impersonation with social engineering and managed to bypass Google's email security by using a valid domain name, eventually reaching the mailboxes of hundreds of employees.
Russia's Investigative Committee, the nation's peak criminal and anti-corruption investigation body, has opened a probe into whether Meta is an extremist organization. Responding to reports that the Russian government is considering designating Meta as an extremist organization for its policies in support of speech: pic.
Russian Internet watchdog Roskomnadzor announced that Instagram will also be banned in Russia one week after blocking the Facebook and Twitter social networks. This time around, Instagram's ban comes after reports that Instagram's parent company, Meta, decided to allow calls for violence in some countries on Facebook and Instagram against Russian invaders and the Russian and Belarusian presidents.