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Re:The newest Instagram “exploit” is the goofiest I've seen by dfee on Monday June 01, 2026 @02:43PM (#48360925)
wtf. this prompted me to attempt to open the app on my phone, and then realize my account was likely compromised (i received a bunch of password reset prompts over the weekend and now my password doesn't work).

but, what now? how do i restore my account?

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Re:The newest Instagram “exploit” is the goofiest I've seen by queenkjuul on Monday June 01, 2026 @04:48PM (#48362439)
Tell the AI your email got hacked, here's a new one lol
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Re:The newest Instagram “exploit” is the goofiest I've seen by dfee on Monday June 01, 2026 @04:59PM (#48362560)
well, it seems to have transferred back to me (or at least i could login through another method). but, i can't reset the password right now ("Something went wrong, please try again"). though, it tells me that the password was last changed yesterday… hmm.
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Re:The newest Instagram “exploit” is the goofiest I've seen by parable on Monday June 01, 2026 @05:25PM (#48362851)
Your account might be rate limited from performing additional password resets. Try the hacked account flow by selecting "Can't reset your password" (or whatever the app says) when trying to do a password reset. That's how I was able to sign back in despite being unable to request additional reset codes.

Have you lost your username? Instagram should allow you to revert it once you're back in.

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