![]() ![]() Unlike other online scams where a fake account asks users to click on a link, this scam that Havenga fell victim to uses real accounts to trick their victims. "Just yesterday, I had four people asking me about it." How does the hack work? They know I'm in nursing, because it's on my Instagram and stuff like that," she said, adding she receives messages from people every day asking if her old account has been hacked. They know my friends, people I communicate with closely. She added some of her friends have forwarded her the messages they've received from the account thief - even referencing personal details about Havenga to convince them it's her. Havenga's original account is now being used to send similar scam messages, asking her followers if she can help them win an online competition. And then afterwards, he blocked me from my own Instagram." "So then I looked up my Instagram, so I could see what he was doing. "They said, 'Did you just post this? It doesn't look like something you would post.' When I went to go into my Instagram, I couldn't get into it whatsoever," Havenga said, adding she quickly made a new account. She didn’t realize something was wrong until one of her friends alerted her to an odd post that had appeared on her Instagram feed. That’s exactly what she did, Havenga said. "He told me just to screenshot and send it back to him." "They sent me a link, but they said not to click on it - specifically, not to click on it. The person who had taken over her co-worker's account referenced their children and other personal details about them, leading Havenga to believe she was actually chatting with someone she knew. Havenga said she fell victim to the online scam about two weeks ago. By the end of the night, Havenga had been locked out of her own account - and she hasn't been able to access it since. The co-worker apparently needed help to win an online competition.īut though the messages were coming from her co-worker's account, it was a complete stranger on the other end. The messages, which included personal details about the account owner, came with a request. The official Reddit app is available for free on the App Store.Like many on social media, Bianca Havenga uses her Instagram for the occasional selfie and to share personal updates with her close friends - so she didn't suspect anything when one of her co-workers seemingly messaged her, asking for help. The company said it may soon charge developers for its API to compensate for lost advertising revenue when users access Reddit through third-party apps.Īs a result, this would probably result in the end of free third-party Reddit clients. The end of free third-party clientsĪ few weeks ago, Reddit announced that it has been considering significant changes to its API, which gives developers access to the platform’s content. “A one-tap screenshot-sharing experience that allows users to share content without saving images to their device,” the company explained in a blog post.Īlso according to Reddit, the sharing options available before were “outdated” and required “multiple steps.” The new features will make it easier and faster to share Reddit posts on other social platforms “without compromising their Reddit identity.”įor publishers, Reddit is also introducing a new toolbox to embed and display content from the social network on other platforms. Those running the latest version of the Reddit app available will also find a new shortcut for sharing a post after taking a screenshot from the app. This option generates a preview of that post for Instagram, similar to a feature that already exists on Twitter. Users will now see an “Instagram Stories” option in the share sheet. Reddit is also making it easier for people to share content from the app on Instagram. For example, if you now share a Reddit post with someone in iMessage, the app will show a visual preview of the content with the name of the subreddit, as well as the total upvotes and comments.īut there is more. However, Reddit is making that experience much better with rich previews. Having the ability to share a Reddit content with other apps is not new. Reddit gets deeper integration with iMessage and Instagram In addition, the social network is adding new tools for publishers to show Reddit content on their own platforms. Users will now find more options to share Reddit content with other platforms, such as iMessage and Instagram. Popular social network Reddit announced on Tuesday a major update to its iOS and Android app. ![]()
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