Jingle Bells, Phishing Spells: Unmasking the Instagram Grinch Stealing Your Info This Christmas

Beware of cyber Grinches this festive season! A new phishing campaign is naughty-listing Instagram users with fake copyright infringement notices. Their aim? To snatch your Instagram backup codes faster than you can say “bah humbug”. Always be on guard for the digital Scrooges among the digital Santas!

Published: Added: December 21, 2023 at 5:43 amAssembled by: J J
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Breaking news: Santa's elves have gone rogue! Well, not quite, but it seems some cyber Grinches are impersonating the big guy's helpers, naughty-listing Instagram users with a fresh phishing campaign. With a bait of fake copyright infringement notices, these digital Scrooges are looking to snatch your Instagram backup codes faster than you can say "bah humbug."

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