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Cathy Hummels: blackmail after hack on Instagram
Published on April 19, 2025
Munich.Cathy Hummels claims to have become the victim of an extortionate hacker attack."I was chopped and I had no access to my own Instagram account 24 hours," reports the 37-year-old in a video posted on Saturday.The hacker had access to her feed and private messages."He was the gentleman over my account."
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Hummels continued to describe her followers: "He blackmailed me, wanted at least 4000 euros, and if I didn't pay it immediately, he would sell my account. People, and not only that: He also publicly wrote in my organic that my account is for sale. 'It's for sale', said."
"A lot of shit happens to me"
The 37-year-old complains: "I tell you one thing: a lot of shit happens to me, and my life never gets boring. But that was really the top of the iceberg. I was so scared."After all, it was possible to get the account back with the support of the META group."I think you can see it: I'm redeemed."
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Then Hummels shares another advice with her followers: "Pay attention to your passwords, write them down, do not save them on the cell phone, lead a list, definitely turns on the two-factor authentication. And very, very important: never answer dubious emails or click any strange links."
Rnd/dpa