Former Pakistan Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan’s official Instagram account was reportedly hacked on Monday. The hacker shared a promotional tweet relating to cryptocurrency from his Instagram account. A hyperlink to Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s pretend crypto account was additionally hooked up to his deal with. Imran Khan has at present over 7.4 million followers.

The former Pak PM is but to concern an official response. His social gathering members and followers are advising to not work together with any uncharacteristic posts.

Back in December, the Twitter deal with of the Pakistan Embassy in Serbia posted a message over the non-payment of salaries to authorities officers.

Pakistan authorities officers claimed that the account was hacked.

Last yr, Instagram launched a Security Check characteristic for Instagram accounts which have been hacked up to now. The characteristic is geared toward making consumer accounts safer, and guides customers via the steps required to maintain their accounts safe.

As a part of the safety verify characteristic, customers whose accounts have been compromised up to now get a immediate at login asking them to run a safety verify, taking them via the steps wanted to safe their accounts. The social media platform additionally affords different strategies via which customers can maintain their accounts safe.

One of the beneficial methods to safe an account is by enabling two-factor authentication. Instagram mentions that customers in sure international locations will be capable to safe their Instagram accounts utilizing their WhatsApp accounts. Users also can activate two-factor authentication utilizing their cellphone numbers or via authentication apps like Duo Mobile or Google Authenticator. The social media platform has detailed its two-factor authentication on its help web page.