ODD HACKING

SEVERAL INSTAGRAM ACCOUNTS HAVE BEEN HACKED RECENTLY AND E-MAIL ADDRESSES HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO NEW ONES WITH RUSSIAN DOMAIN NAMES, ACCORDING TO DIGITAL MEDIA WEBSITE MASHABLE.

THE HACKING VICTIMS HAVE BEEN LOCKED OUT OF THEIR ACCOUNTS, AND THEIR PROFILE INFORMATION AND (IN SOME CASES) PROFILE PICTURES HAVE BEEN CHANGED. ACCORDING TO DATA FROM THE ANALYTICS PLATFORM TALKWALKER, THERE HAVE BEEN MORE THAN 5,000 TWEETS FROM 899 ACCOUNTS MENTIONING INSTAGRAM HACKS OVER THE PAST SEVEN DAYS.