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Nowadays, almost all people around the world are using Instagram. You all know Instagram is the most popular social media platform today. Many teens and adults are using Instagram. There are many accounts made by people for their business known as professional accounts.
All celebrities, influencers, and people are using Instagram. Many celebrities and influencers have verified ticks on their profile. But you know, there are also many Hackers around the world who can hack your Instagram account and delete all your data. Not only do normal Instagram accounts get hacked but also verified accounts get hacked by Hackers.
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People use to search - how to secure our Instagram? how to stay away from hackers? how to avoid hacking accounts? how to protect our Instagram account? how do I make my Instagram profile safe? how to prevent hacking? some best security settings to protect our Instagram account? and so on...
There are many ways given on YouTube and Google how to hack an Instagram account. But do they really work? No, they don't. Hackers don't use those ways to hack your account. They have some professional tricks of hacking to hack.
Why Your Account Gets Hacked by Hackers?
Your account gets hacked by Hackers because you don't have that much security to protect your account from hackers. Instagram has given some of the best settings to secure your account. Making your Instagram account private doesn't help you to make it secure from hackers. Ya, it's right if you want to private your posts from others you can private but in many cases, your private account also gets hacked.
Some people's accounts get hacked and then they blame Instagram that Instagram doesn't have any protection and security. But it's not the fault of Instagram. Instagram has given you many settings that can protect your account from hackers.
Ways to Secure Your Instagram Account from Hackers:
It feels so sad when your account gets hacked. Hackers hack your account and delete all your data. So, the followers, posts you have till now on Instagram will get deleted. People also search that how to recover our deleted Instagram accounts? So what happens, when a hacker hacks your account they will change all your personal data like mobile number, email, and username.
If the hacker doesn't change that data you can recover it by your email or phone number. And if that data has been changed or deleted you can't do anything. So, if you want to make your account secure from hackers, below are some of the ways I have shared that protect your account from hackers.
1. Enable Two-factor Authentication
If you are using WhatsApp, you can enable two-factor authentication, You can also enable it with a mobile number. Let me show you how to enable two-factor authentication.
1. Go to Profile
2. At the top right corner click on three lines
3. Go to settings
4. Tap security
5. Click on two-factor authentication and enable it.
2. Update Your Phone Number and Email:
Take a look at the phone number and the email which is connected to your Instagram account. If only email is entered update your phone number to your account. This helps you to recover your account info if changed by a hacker. Let's see how to change it or check it.
1. Go to Profile
2. At the top right corner click on three lines
2. Go on settings
3. After going to settings, tap account.
4. Go to Personal Information there you can update your number and email
3. Enable Login Request:
When you set up your two–factor authentication you will receive an alert whenever someone tries to login into your account. The alerts will help you to tell which device tried logging in and from where (location). You can approve it if you are logging in or you can deny it if it's someone unknown. You can also see the list of devices that recently logged into your account.
4. Create Strong Password:
Having a weak password can easily be hacked by anyone. So, make sure you have a strong password if not then change it. Your password must contain letters, numbers, and symbols. Let's see how you can change it.
Log out > forgot password > change password
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So, these are some of the ways to make your Instagram account secure from hackers. Make sure you follow all these ways if you want to protect your Instagram account. If you have any doubts or questions feel free to comment down below. Don't forget to subscribe to our newsletter or RSS to never miss an update.
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