Chelsea Shiels had been painstakingly building up her Instagram-based business for six years.

But, two weeks ago, it all disappeared in an instant. Ms Shiels' Instagram account was deleted. Her 277,000 followers vanished.

"I lost everything in a second, everything I had been working so hard for. I had my whole livelihood and identity taken from me. All the businesses I was working with, everything was just gone," she told nine.com.au.

Ms Shiels had fallen victim to hackers who broke into her social media accounts and caused havoc, all for the sake of $420 they managed to steal via PayPal. Cybersecurity experts said her experience should serve as a warning for anyone whose small business relies on social media


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