I'm not sure how they accomplished this. Maybe they found a way to hack my email. Maybe my password was exposed as a result of one of some previous bulk hack (publicized or not). Or perhaps they were able to get in using my Facebook ID.
Regardless, I felt that it would be prudent to update my security settings. I changed a number of passwords and added two-stage validation to critical accounts. I notified Instagram that my email ID shouldn't be associated with this person's Instagram account. I also took the liberty of changing the guy's password on Instgram - which was easy since he used MY email to set it up. I figure that if he's the legitimate owner of the account, he'll figure out a way to get back into it. And if he's some rat bastard hacker - or worse, engaged in some type of criminal activity - then I guess he'll have to open an account using someone else's stolen email credentials. He has worn out his welcome on mine.
Be vigilant. The Internet is full of vultures and parasites, people who have nothing better to do than to masquerade as someone else and leverage an honest person's good reputation for their own illicit purposes.
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