Now, that might sound slightly melodramatic, but imagine working every day on your social media content, brand, and voice, and building your following over the last few years. The feeling of panic and nausea that swept over me when I received an email from the Instagram hackers telling me what had happened was so strong, I thought I might pass out. And while I take a couple precautions with my account like enabling 2-step verification and occasionally changing my Instagram password, I never actually thought it would happen to me. It’s basically every influencer’s worst nightmare-to have your Instagram account hacked. My Instagram account was hacked, and stolen right out from under me by Instagram hackers. On Friday afternoon, the unthinkable happened. I’m sharing my personal story of exactly how I had my Instagram account hacked, how you can avoid it and keep your account safe, what to do if your account is hacked, and my thoughts on Instagram’s need to provide better support for its creators. **If you landed on this post because you’ve had your Instagram account hacked, fill out this form + scroll to the bottom of this post for steps on what to do and who to contact to get your account back.**
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