Victoria business owner stands up to Instagram hacker demanding nude photos

A Victoria business owner is determined to make social media platforms more accountable to users, after a hacker allegedly gained control of her Instagram account and demanded nude photos for its return.“It was awful,” Rebecca Burrows told Global News.“I was just so upset, but almost in shock, I didn’t know what to do.”Burrows owns Hughes Clothing in Oak Bay.On Jan. 28, she received a message that appeared to be from Instagram, asking her to fill out a form with personal information for a copyright infringement issue.She complied, realizing too late it was a scam. She had been hacked.“He took over my Instagram by changing the password and doing a two-step authentication on his end of it,” she said. Story continues below advertisement “So, there was no way I was going to get it back.”Her email and her credit card were also compromised.Burrows sent the alleged hacker a message from her personal account demanding he return it to her.“He said, I’ll give it to you on one condition – if you send nude photos of yourself,” said Burrows.The messages continued:“Do you accept?”Burrows refused.“Do you hear me? No. Take the account. I’ll start a new one,” she replied. Trending Stories “I am…
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