By Jo Scrimshire For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 20:35 GMT, 4 December 2019 | Updated: 20:58 GMT, 4 December 2019
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Tammy Hembrow, one of Australia's most popular Instagram users, had her verified account hacked overnight.
Anonymous cyber criminals took control of her account and began spamming her Story and feed with advertisements for fraudulent iPhone giveaways.
They also promised to release a 'full 46-minute sex tape' if 40,000 of Tammy's followers downloaded 'a free app'.
Hacked: Tammy Hembrow, one of Australia's most popular Instagram users, had her verified account hacked overnight. Pictured: a post uploaded by the hackers on Wednesday night
The hacking was part of an unauthorised scam and Daily Mail Australia is not suggesting any sex tape actually exists.
The cyber attack took place shortly after 1am on Wednesday night.
At the time, Tammy was attending an event hosted by NEON Model Management and the PrettyLittleThing fashion label at Watsons Bay Hotel in Sydney.
Malicious: Anonymous cyber criminals took control of Tammy's account and began spamming her Story and feed with advertisements for fraudulent iPhone giveaways
Don't fall for it! The hackers promised to release a 'full 46-minute sex tape' if 40,000 of Tammy's followers downloaded 'a free app'
Clarification: The hacking was part of an unauthorised scam and Daily Mail Australia is not suggesting any sex tape actually exists
She was able to recover her account within a
