How Hackers Are Stealing High-Profile Instagram Accounts
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/11/hackers-are-stealing-influencer-instagram-accounts-promising-lucrative-brand-deals/575662/ [www.theatlantic.com]
2019-01-18 02:09
But the link Brooks sent wasn’t to iconosquare.com—it was to lconosquare.biz, a cloned version of the site set up for phishing. Once the influencer logged in with the Instagram username and password, Brooks seized control of the account. Within minutes, he was spamming the influencer’s millions of followers with offers for a free iPhone.
When reached for comment, Brooks replied by email: “becauze im a savage bitch Guciiiiii 4 lyyyffeee skrt skrt.”