So, I just got an email warning me that there was an unauthorized login to my Instagram account. It is indeed a phishing attempt, as per this
Instagram Phishing Emails Use Fake Login Warning Baits
The attempt comes as an email that looks very much like it comes from Instagram and which directs you to what looks very much like an Instagram page, where it asks you to enter your password to continue.
The first warning sign was "We Noticed a New Login, elskipknox"
You see what they did there? They somehow picked up that there's an E.L. Knox and there's a Skip Knox, and they've concatenated them. But I've never had an account called elskipknox. And the page to which I was redirected looks mostly but not exactly like an Instagram page.
I really dislike Instagram, and this scam gives me another reason to dislike them. I tried to find a place to report this behavior. Guess what? There's nowhere. FB puts any non-standardized help so deep behind layers of pages, I simply gave up. I really don't care how much the platform is being used. It has obviously been hacked successfully, provides virtually no reassurance or support to its users.
I'm out.
Instagram Phishing Emails Use Fake Login Warning Baits
The attempt comes as an email that looks very much like it comes from Instagram and which directs you to what looks very much like an Instagram page, where it asks you to enter your password to continue.
The first warning sign was "We Noticed a New Login, elskipknox"
You see what they did there? They somehow picked up that there's an E.L. Knox and there's a Skip Knox, and they've concatenated them. But I've never had an account called elskipknox. And the page to which I was redirected looks mostly but not exactly like an Instagram page.
I really dislike Instagram, and this scam gives me another reason to dislike them. I tried to find a place to report this behavior. Guess what? There's nowhere. FB puts any non-standardized help so deep behind layers of pages, I simply gave up. I really don't care how much the platform is being used. It has obviously been hacked successfully, provides virtually no reassurance or support to its users.
I'm out.