Instagram launches Security Checkup; suggests steps to keep your Insta account safe from hackers- Check details here

Instagram has launched Security Checkup, a new feature to help people keep their Instagram accounts secure. This new feature will guide people, whose accounts may have been hacked, through the steps needed to secure them.

This includes checking login activity, reviewing profile information, confirming the accounts that share login information and updating account recovery contact information such as phone number or email.

See Zee Business Live TV Streaming Below:

The company in a blog post said that "Security Checkup is another way that we are working to keep Instagram accounts as secure as we can. But there are several other steps that we recommend everyone also take to make their account even more secure."

The other steps which one can use to keep their Insta account safe are mentioned below:

1. Enable two-factor authentication:  As per the blog post, if you are using WhatsApp, in the coming weeks you will be able to protect your account using your WhatsApp number in certain countries. Alternatively, you can enable two-factor using your phone number, or an authenticator app like Duo Mobile or Google Authentication.

2. Update your phone number and email: Make sure that the email and phone numbers associated with your device are up to date. These steps let you recover your account even if your information has been changed by a hacker.

3. Instagram will never send you a DM: Instagram has said that it has seen a rise in malicious accounts DMing people to try and access sensitive information like account passwords. They may tell you that your account is at risk of being banned, that you are violating the policies around intellectual property, or that your photos are being shared elsewhere. These messages are often scams and violate the policies as Instagram will never send you a DM.

Users can note that if Instagram ever wants to reach you about your account, it will do so via the ‘Emails from Instagram’ tab in your settings, which is the only place you will find direct and authentic communication from the social media platform on the app.

4. Report content and accounts you find questionable: You can report individual pieces of content to the company by tapping the three dots above a post, holding on a message, or by visiting an account and reporting directly from the profile.

5. Enable Login Request: When you set up two-factor authentication on Instagram you’ll receive an alert whenever someone tries to log in to your account from a device or web browser the company don't recognize. These alerts will tell you which device tried logging in and where it's located. You can approve or deny the request immediately from your already logged in devices. You can also view the list of devices that have recently logged into your Instagram account at any time under “Settings,” “Security,” “Login Activity.” If you don’t recognize a recent login, you can log out of that location or device and let the company know that the login wasn’t you