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“Log-out king” Instagram scammer gets accounts taken down, then charges to reinstate them
A fraudster going by “OBN Brandon” has been defrauding Instagram influencers and entertainment figures out of hundreds of thousands of dollars…
How Instagram scammers talk users out of their accounts
If you’ve dealt with a scammer, you’ll know that making up stories is their bread and butter. Think about it: Just…
Warning! Instagram Stories hides a scam in plain sight
When someone finds their social media account compromised, they first think about letting their followers know. And they do. They warn…
Beware of this bogus (and phishy) “Instagram Support” email
Recently, a fake Instagram email successfully bypassed Google’s email filters and made it into hundreds of employee inboxes used by a…
A week in security (January 25 – January 31)
January 28 was Data Privacy Day, but for Malwarebytes Labs, it was Data Privacy Week. As such, we’re packed with more…