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Celebrity Instagram Accounts Being Hacked to Push Scams

Robert Downey Jr. (43.3m followers) and Nicole Scherzinger (3.9m followers), and TV personality Yanet Garc..a (11.5m) hacked last week. Hackers rotate multiple shortened links leading to webpages with surveys that collect personal information. For each survey completed, the attackers earn a “commission”” for generating the lead. The group follows the same pattern: after hijacking an account they change the bio to announce a fake giveaway for iPhone XS devices; it is the same message in all three cases.”

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/celebrity-instagram-accounts-being-hacked-to-push-scams/

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