Comment on "Hacked" Instagram
IHawkMike@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Most likely it was a password stuffing attack. If they used the same password on multiple sites, there is a good chance one of those other sites was compromised and the attackers took the compromised credentials and tried them on other sites like Instagram. It could have been something more advanced like a stolen cookie, but usually the simplest explanation is most likely.
Always use a different password for each service, enable MFA where possible, and use a password vault like Bitwarden.
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 7 months ago
yup, all mine are generated by bitwarden and look like this
^!i!MS11Ot4mTT
no reason to ever remember that. and with 2fa, good luck.
tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
Huh, that’s a weird way to spell *******