Instagram Unveils New Feature to Help Users Spot Phishing Emails

Instagram will display genuine emails the company sent you.

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By Indo-Asian News Service | Updated: 8 October 2019 13:30 IST
Highlights
  • New feature by Instagram will display genuine emails the company sent you
  • Bad actors are getting better at imitating emails: Instagram
  • Users shouldn't click on a link if they can't verify, says company

Instagram is introducing a new way for its users to help them identify phishing emails and safeguard themselves against hackers.

According to a report in CNET on Monday, the new feature by Facebook-owned photo-sharing service will display genuine emails the company sent you.

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"Bad actors are getting better at imitating emails from Instagram, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for people to distinguish between a genuine email and a fake one," an Instagram spokesperson said in a statement.

This is how it will work. Go to settings and click on the security tab. There will be an option to see Emails from Instagram.

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One tab labelled security will show you a list of emails the company sent you.

The "other" tab will display emails Instagram sent that aren't related to security issues.

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According to Instagram, users shouldn't click on a link in an email that appears to be from the company, if they can't verify.

 

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