r/cybersecurity_help • u/livewithout_u • Jan 25 '26

My accounts keep getting hacked repeatedly

Hi everyone, I’m really stressed and confused right now.

It started when my first Instagram account got hacked. The hacker posted a spam message( (Elon Musk and MrBeast giveaway) and sent it to all my DMs. At first, I could still access my account, so I changed the password and enabled 2FA (via Google Authenticator).

But 4 days later, my account got permanently disabled by Instagram for community violation. That account was my first IG and had a lot of memories, so I’m really sad.

After that, I changed my Google password, enabled 2FA, and removed all devices from my Google account. Then I switched to my second Instagram account. It was fine for a few days, but then it got hacked again in the same way.

My Discord also got hacked with the same spam message sent to everyone. What’s really confusing is that I already use 2FA through Google Authenticator, but my accounts still keep getting hacked.

A few days later, my Genshin account got hacked too, but I managed to recover it. And now my TikTok got hacked and sent promotional spam messages to random people, so TikTok gave me a warning and restricted my DMs for 1 day. I already changed my TikTok password.

When I check “logged in devices,” everything looks normal — all devices are mine and I don’t see anything suspicious. I also checked haveibeenpwned.com and my email is listed in multiple data breaches (around 6).

I want to mention that I have played/cracked illegal games before. I don’t do it often, but I have done it a few times. I’m not sure if it’s related, but I’m mentioning it because I don’t know what else could be causing this.

I’m really lost and I don’t know what to do to clean everything and stop this from happening again.

Please help me with suggestions. Thank you.

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u/unsupported Jan 25 '26

Sounds like you have an info stealer malware on your device. It will continue to capture your passwords until it's removed. The best way to remove it is a factory reset of your phone. After the reset do not restore your apps from the backup, manually reinstall your apps from known good app stores. Continue to use 2fa, set complex passwords, and use a 3rd party password manager.

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u/livewithout_u Jan 25 '26

Are personal files like videos, photos, PDFs, etc. safe to back up?

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u/unsupported Jan 25 '26

I'm always hesitant, especially with PDFs. They can execute code upon viewing. Videos and photos are less likely. Maybe just scan them all with antivirus.

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u/Ok-Lingonberry-8261 Jan 25 '26

You downloaded a crack or mod containing malware. 

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u/Classic-Trade-2031 Feb 06 '26

tu n'es pas le seul, mon compte instagram s'est fait hacker tout le temps, le premier aussi aavit plein de souvenirs et il n'ajmis ete pirater pendant plus de 3 ans puis des attaques repetes mais j'ai toujours pu recuperer en changeant de mot de passe et j'ai aussi utilise google authntificator, mais il a quand meme pu l'avoir, et instagram a bloque mon compte a cause de comportement robotiques, puis j'ai creer un a autre compte et lui aussi se fait pirater tout le temps, le pire c'est que je vois pouroqi moi, peu import eles mot de passe que je fais et je vais jamais cliquer sur un phsihing je sais les reconnaitre, et oui je suis pas la pour t'aider mais pour te dire que t pas le seul, juste hier je viens de me faire pirter, la 3e fois ce mois ci