New Instagram tool to help users spot phishing emails

San Francisco, Oct 8 (IANS) Instagram is introducing a new way for its users to help them identify phishing emails and safeguard themselves against hackers.According to a report in CNET on Monday, the new feature by Facebook-owned photo-sharing service will display genuine emails the company sent you.”Bad actors are getting better at imitating emails from Instagram, and it is becoming increasingly difficult for people to distinguish between a genuine email and a fake one,” an Instagram spokesperson said in a statement.This is how it will work.Go to settings and click on the security tab. There will be an option to see “Emails from Instagram.”One tab labeled security will show you a list of emails the company sent you.The “other” tab will display emails Instagram sent that aren’t related to security issues.According to Instagram, users shouldn’t click on a link in an email that appears to be from the company, if they can’t verify.

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