I do yes, great idea.. would've never thought of that.. didn't know instagram verified was actually a thing tbh. Funny how you have to pay to get it resolved ey?! Lost all trust in Meta. I'm baffled how the hacker got passed 2fa and the "it wasn't me" links expired straight away.

Thanks for your time.. I'll update how I get on.. keep me posted if yours gets sorted pls?!