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00:00A hacker uses the account of an influencer to trap his subscribers.
00:03Here's what happened and how to avoid this trap.
00:06A few days ago, Lea's Instagram account, a young model, was hacked and used to promote fake mining investments.
00:13Her subscribers, thinking they were dealing with her and believing in a good deal, transferred money.
00:18Hackers usually proceed in two ways.
00:20Either by usurping the voice and face of a person thanks to Lea, or by hacking an account with a certain audience.
00:26In Lea's case, the hacker took control of her account via the Meta account space, a tool that links Instagram to Facebook.
00:33He encouraged his subscribers to trust a so-called investment expert named Valérie.
00:39This type of scam is not an isolated case. Even big brands like McDonald's have already been targeted.
00:44Lea finally regained control of her account, but the harm was done.
00:47The number of scammed victims is not yet established, nor the total amount extorted, but a judicial inquiry has just been opened.
00:54To protect yourself, disassociate your Facebook and Instagram accounts.
00:57Activate double-factor authentication and monitor the activity of your accounts to detect any suspicious connections.