One of the dangers of be exposed on social media like Instagram is someone impersonating you. Although it is becoming increasingly difficult, thanks to security measures, there is a possibility that someone find out your password and have access to your Instagram account. Good to access your personal information or to get your contact list. But detecting an intruder is easier than it seems. Also thanks to the tools that this social network incorporates.
In a previous article I pointed out several tips to make your Instagram account more secure. On the one hand, enabling two-step verification, which makes it more difficult for anyone who wants to access your account. On the other hand, reducing your public exposure with a private account and limiting who messages you or who comments on your posts. But there’s so much more you can do to detect identity thieves.
instagram save information about everything what you do in their domains. What posts do you see, what posts do you comment on or share, who do you follow and who follows you, and in this case, what use do you make of its application. That is, how much time do you spend on it, from which devices do you log in, etc. And this last detail will be very useful to us.
Who has access to your Instagram account
To find out if only you log in with your Instagram account or if there is someone else out there entering it without permission, we will use the tool login activity from Instagram. Although from a while ago it is called differently. This is a history that indicates which devices, operating systems or places you have logged in to enter Instagram. So if any of the entries in this history they seem strange to you, you will have found the password and you will have found out that someone has access to your Instagram account.
To se her login activity from Instagram:
- open the app
- Enter your Instagram profile
- Open the dropdown menu on the top right
- Go into Settings and privacy
- Click on Account Center either Account Center
- There you will see your Meta accounts, mostly Facebook and Instagram
- Tap on password and security
- now enter Where are you logged in?
- Choose the account you want to see
- You will see a list of devices where you are logged in
- Indicate when and where, so you know more about each access to your Instagram account
- If you click on each entry, you will see a button Sign off
- If you consider that this entry is from a stranger, click on that button
Change your Instagram password
So, if you detect that someone has had access to your Instagram account, you have to do several things. The first, as we have seen, log off remotely on that device that you consider strange. Second, immediately change your password. Try not to forget it, but don’t create a password that anyone can figure out by associating it with the information about you on the Internet. Here are some tips for create strong passwords.
For change your password from Instagram:
- open the app
- Enter your Instagram profile
- Open the dropdown menu on the top right
- Go into Settings and privacy
- Click on Account Center either Account Center
- Tap on password and security
- press on Change Password
- Choose the account you want to set up
- Enter the current password and the new password
- Then click on the button Change Password
- Please note that you will need to log in again on your devices
Check login alerts
Although it is activated by default, it does not hurt to check the notices that Instagram makes automatically every time you sign in from a new device. In this way, if someone has access to your Instagram account from outside, you will receive a notice in the Instagram application and an email.
So you will find the login alerts from Instagram:
- open the app
- Enter your Instagram profile
- Open the dropdown menu on the top right
- Go into Settings and privacy
- Click on Account Center either Account Center
- Tap on password and security
- Go into login alerts
- Choose the account you want to check
- Check that you have the option checked In-app notifications
- It also doesn’t hurt to have email alerts activated