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Copyright scammers get Instagram accounts suspended and demand payment

medmalwarebytes_blogPublished 2026-09-10

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Scammers are abusing Meta’s copyright-reporting system to suspend people’s Instagram accounts and then hold them for ransom, <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjw54ww73qjo" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">according to the BBC</a>.</p>

<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Criminals file fake copyright complaints with Instagram, cla

MITRE ATT&CK techniques

Email AddressesT1589.002
Social MediaT1593.001

Indicators of compromise

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cjw54ww73qjourl

Original source: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/scams/2026/09/copyright-scammers-get-instagram-accounts-suspended-and-demand-payment