Security experts have issued an urgent warning to Instagram users about the dangers of copycat accounts - after a surge in cases of photo stealing and identity theft on the platform.
In the past week alone, there has been a substantial uptake of interest on the subject, with Google searches for terms such as 'what to do when an Instagram account is cloned' rising by up to 336%.
In the wake of the ongoing threat, technology gurus are advising social media users on what they should and shouldn't do if they discover that their account has been cloned.
