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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." Read more after the advertisement Read more after the advertisement 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." Read more after the advertisement Read more after the advertisement 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