My account was hacked
Hi everyone,
I’m hoping someone here has been through something similar.
A few days ago, I accidentally clicked a link that was sent to me from a friend’s Instagram account (I later realized their account had likely been hacked too). Soon after, I started getting logged out repeatedly, even when I managed to log back in.
Now my account has completely disappeared and shows “User not found.” I can’t find it by searching, and the password reset process no longer works.
I’ve already:
Submitted reports to Instagram.
Tried the account recovery options.
Asked friends to report the account as hacked.
I’m really worried because I’ve had this account for years and it contains a lot of memories.
Has anyone successfully recovered an account after it reached this stage? How long did it take, and is there anything else I should be doing?
Any advice or success stories would be greatly appreciated.