Uptick in Message Requests

I’ve been on TikTok since Covid time so about 5 years now. I never once received a message request. Keep in mind, I’m a tiny account. I don’t even have 1,000 followers yet. I got my first message request right after our brief shutdown. I never deleted my app so I had it the whole time. As you can see, I’ve received quite a few since. They’re all spam. Basically people saying “Hey, beautiful…” nothing related to videos I’ve posted or comments I’ve made on other videos. Anyone else experience this? Has my account been hacked somehow? Has some type of security has been breached? It’s not the end of the world but it is annoying to get these types of messages.