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A weird Instagram hack is locking users out of their accounts and people are furious

Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Teen Vogue Instagram users are complaining about a weird hack that locks them out of their accounts and replaces their login email with a Russian email address. Users are finding that they can't access their accounts, that their profile pictures have been changed to an animated film still, or even that the accounts have been deleted. Those impacted are complaining on Twitter that Instagram isn't giving them any real help. Instagram said it is aware of the issue and is investigating. Instagram users are complaining on Twitter about a bizarre hack that locks them out of their accounts, and then changes the username, image, and associated email address. According to numerous complaints on Twitter, first spotted by Mashable, Instagram users are finding that they can no longer access their account because the login details have changed.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: What's going on with Elon MuskSee Also:We compared Pinterest to Instagram's Collections feature to see which bookmarking service is best — here's how the two stack upGeneration Z is obsessed with this video-chat app because they say it's the next best thing to hanging out in person'Snapchat dysmorphia' is a disturbing new phenomenon where people want to look more like their filtered selfiesSEE ALSO: 'Snapchat dysmorphia' is a disturbing new phenomenon where people want to look more like their filtered selfies

 

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