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scottsousa

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About scottsousa

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Recent public activity

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    Comment #20205919

    I'm still working to figure that part out honestly. As you can see, it looks like my account has only been partially restored at this time. At this time, I still do not have login …

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    Comment #20190533

    I just wanted to provide an update regarding my mobile carrier. I gave them a call today and there were no recent changes on my account. I'm still thinking this was an exploit or v…

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    Comment #20190286

    That's a good thought but I don't think that's the case unfortunately. My e-mail address is not associated with any Twitter account at this time. Twitter states they cannot find an…

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    Comment #20187509

    I thought about this a bit further. Wouldn't the join date of May 2019 on the account [0] signify that the user may not have actually reset my password/e-mail address but rather cr…

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    Comment #20186931

    I fear you are correct regarding the accountability unfortunately. For me, I wasn't active on Twitter as far as tweeting [0] but I was actively reading what my connections were pos…

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    Comment #20186868

    You're absolutely right that SMS two-factor authentication isn't secure and that it is the default on Twitter [0]. IIRC at the time I was going to setup two-factor authentication o…

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    Comment #20186805

    I understand your frustration. I offered to provide my ID to Twitter for verification if it would help. I never heard anything from them in regards to that. For me, somebody actual…

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    Comment #20186789

    I'm sorry to hear of your experience with Twitter. I really wish they would give you a precise explanation. Many large companies have humans replying to support requests on a regul…

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    Comment #20186768

    I'm sorry to hear about your experience. I hope that you are someday able to get your account back. If that is truly the reason your account was suspended, that just isn't right. I…

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    Comment #20186752

    Yes I did. I will call my mobile provider to see if any changes were recently made. I originally didn't suspect a SIM swap attack as I received a text message from one of my contac…

  11. story
    Ask HN: Twitter account stolen by presumed vulnerability

    Hi HN, My Twitter account was recently hijacked using what I believe is either a vulnerability or exploit within Twitter. My username was one that I consider to be somewhat sought …