Katie Hammels (37) was a victim of a hacker attack. She did not control her Instagram account for about 24 hours. © Tobias Hase/DPA
“I could not believe that my Instagram account is my personality, which someone really cut there. It was incredible, ”explains the native of Dahauer in his contribution in the evening to her profile in her profile.
But how could this go so far?
The ex -wife of the football player Mats Hammels (36) describes the exact process as follows: “So it was really flagrant. I sat in the evening, I think it was about 6 o’clock in the evening, made small emails. Suddenly an email appeared, and they showed me that someone from Mumbai entered my Instagram account. ”
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As you know, a person has the opportunity to confirm or refute the entrance to the system.
“Then I took my mobile phone and thought:“ For the sake of God, what happened there? “. Then Hammels entered her smartphone on Instagram. “Suddenly, this attempt to register is turning over.”
They didn’t have. “But I did not know that the hacker was in this for a long time. And that is why I immediately immediately changed my password. ” But it was a big mistake. “Thus, Hacker had my old password and my new password.” She was thrown out of her account within a few seconds.
The influence and moderator even blackmail. © Peter Kneffel/DPA
“It was a real horror, especially: I actually did nothing wrong,” explains Hammels.
According to influence and moderator, this was by no means the end of the whole story. An attempt to extort. The hacker asked for 4000 euros to the Bavarian account.
Including the threat! In the absence of a fee, he would simply offer her account for sale, she was informed. “It was the most egregious when -liba.”
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In fact, in the 35-year-old profile in the organics, “Selling” was supposed to be read during this period.
Due to the amount of the “tiny 4000 euros”, which she demanded, she felt that she was not only sold under value, but also threatened, says Hammels, who, according to his own statement, is known for other (outstanding) victims.
With the Hacker account, which WhatsApp and Mail was terribly contacted, is a person called Jerry Hall, who followed for 93,000 people. The profile was blocked and blocked by it.
“The worst for me was that I had no power. I reported this guy. I said who it was, and also approached Instagram. But in some way I do not understand this, this guy could not be immediately blocked. And although I was confirmed and I had a blue hook, at first you could not do anything, ”Hammels says in the video.
In the end, there was a small happy ending: after 24 hours she received her account Finally again back.