UW recovers Instagram account after social media page hacked

No damage was done.

The University of Waterloo (UW) says a hacker who got into the institution’s Instagram account made no changes and took no action.

On Nov. 7, UW posted on X that its Instagram account had been hacked and asked users not to interact with the university on that social media platform.

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The university posting Tuesday that it has recovered the Instagram account successfully.