Natalie Louise — @wanderlusqt on TikTok — revealed a hack to view exes' Instagram stories without them knowing.

If you think your Instagram account's been hacked, read on for the measures you can take to report it and prevent it from happening again.

How to protect your Instagram account Now that you know the answer to “How do Instagram accounts get hacked?” you probably want to do everything you can to avoid all this drama.

Hacking has been a problem on Instagram for years. For instance, in 2018, users reported that their accounts were taken over by Russian IP email addresses.