Instagram hackers knock samba classes off step – AFR

While she was able to recover her Gmail account, but couldn’t get back into her Instagram account, turning to online forums and YouTube videos about what to do if your account is hacked.She eventually gave up and started a new Instagram account, but says her business has suffered as a result of having to rebuild her audience from scratch.Contreras says she was annoyed at herself that she didn’t have two-factor authentication enabled to protect her Instagram account and says small businesses need simple and cheaper ways to protect themselves from cyber criminals.A survey of 500 business owners commissioned by Business Australia has found 21 per cent of small businesses say they’ve been victims of a cyber attack over the past 12 months.Half of the business owners surveyed are worried they’ll suffer a cyber attack in the next six months.Despite being aware of the risks, two in five small business owners admit to spending no money on cyber security.Of those reporting a hack, 61 per cent suffered a data breach, 34 per cent had social media accounts hacked and 22 per cent experienced a ransomware attack.Phil Parisis, general manager of Business Australia, said new tax deductions announced in the federal budget…
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