Travel blogger describes how her account was wiped after she failed to pay extortionist $200. Hacker sent her a series of emails demanding that a ransom be paid or her account would be wiped. Her attempts to regain control of the account (and restore her followers and archive of travel photos) was massively frustrated by Instagrams processes. Delaine DCosta runs the Of Travels & Tales blog, where she documents her adventures around the world with her husband Jackson.”]
Source: https://grahamcluley.com/when-your-instagram-account-has-been-hacked-how-do-you-get-it-back/