“This time, the crooks are tapping into a concern that many of us have – falling foul of copyright law.

Lots of us innocently post and repost photos, GIFs, video clips and screenshots that we find amusing, informative, scary, and so forth…

…but even if we’re only ever posting photos that we took ourselves, we may occasionally find ourselves asked either to demonstrate our entitlement to use them, or to risk getting shut out of our account:

No one wants to get locked out of their social media account, even temporarily, over an unresolved argument about an image.

As a result, the temptation to click the link on the email is high – especially if you know that the ‘dispute’ is bogus or easily resolved, perhaps because you think you can quickly prove that you took the photos yourself.

Of course, in this case, clicking through immediately puts you in harm’s way”

Continue reading: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/09/24/instagram-phish-poses-as-copyright-infringement-warning-dont-click/