This guide covers basics proactive and reactive actions that social media influences (specially for Instagram) should take to stay safe online!

1. Social Media Influencers
How to stay Secure Online Guide

2. ● Software Engineer & Researcher at CyberForge Academy
● Final year, B. Tech. CSE @ LPU
● Engaged in Research, Creating course content/setups
● Developing SaaS software and open source tools
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Instagram Hack How it happens? How to protect?
How to Report? Damage Control

4. Instagram account Compromise
● Weak Password
● Stolen Password
● Phishing
● Social Engineering
● Network Compromise (Man in the Middle)
● Browser Compromise (or Cookie stealing)
● Device Compromise

5. https://about.instagram.com/blog/announcements/keeping-instagram-safe-and-secure
● Enable two-factor authentication (2FA)
● Update your phone number and email
● Instagram will never send you a DM
● Report content and accounts you find questionable
● Enable Login Request

6. Q. Do you have 2FA
Enabled?

7. What is 2FA?
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8. 2FA Protects from
● Weak Password
● Stolen Password
● Phishing
● Social Engineering
● Network Compromise (Man in the Middle)
● Browser Compromise (or Cookie stealing)
● Device Compromise

9. Is 2FA really effective?

10. What to use?

11. How to enable?
https://accountscenter.instagram.com/password_and_security

12. Q. Do you know what is
cookie stealing?

13. What is Cookie Stealing?
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14. But, How?

15. How to Prevent
● Don’t Install untrusted browser extensions
○ Ratings and Reviews
○ Check publisher website
○ Downloads
○ Compare with alternatives
● Don’t install utilities/softwares from untrusted, no-name publishers
○ Try to use online SaaS for PDF conversion, music generation but remember to scan the
downloaded files or scan it with antivirus
● Don’t download and open untrusted documents (PDF/Word) on your machine
○ Use extensions that allow you to open suspicious links or view untrusted files like sqrx.com
○ Upload files to GDrive/OneDrive and open there.

16. Fake browser extensions
Source:
https://palant.info/2023/05/31/more-m
alicious-extensions-in-chrome-web-st
ore/#the-malicious-code

17. Q. How Account Takeover
is different than a Crime?

18. Q. What to do for Account
Takeover?

19. https://www.instagram.com/hacked
Do

20. Q. How to Report Crime?

21. https://www.cybercrime.gov.in/
Cyber Crime Portal

22. https://www.ncwwomenhelpline.in
NCW Helpline

23. Police Department

24. Q. How to request to take
down private photos or
videos?

25. https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/
TakeItDown

26. https://stopncii.org
StopNCII

27. https://stopncii.org
https://takeitdown.ncmec.org/

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