I already submitted all the forms on Twitter.com to recover the account but I have no idea if that will get through. The hacker already wiped the account clean. Anybody know what I should do?
My Twitter account -- @yes -- just got hacked. Can anyone help?
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Re: My Twitter account -- @yes -- just got hacked. Can anyone help?
#2You made it to HN front page so help from twitter is probably on the way.
On the same topic: How do these accounts (including email) get hacked? Does brute force work even with max number of failed logins or what?
Re: My Twitter account -- @yes -- just got hacked. Can anyone help?
#3You made it to HN front page so help from twitter is probably on the way. On the same topic: How do these accounts (including email) get hacked? Does brute force work even with max number of failed logins or what?
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Re: My Twitter account -- @yes -- just got hacked. Can anyone help?
#5You made it to HN front page so help from twitter is probably on the way. On the same topic: How do these accounts (including email) get hacked? Does brute force work even with max number of failed logins or what?
My email was not hacked but the Twitter account was compromised.
Re: My Twitter account -- @yes -- just got hacked. Can anyone help?
#6You made it to HN front page so help from twitter is probably on the way. On the same topic: How do these accounts (including email) get hacked? Does brute force work even with max number of failed logins or what?
Simple brute force won't work against any but the most naive sites.
A lot of accounts are hacked through exploiting weaknesses in the "I forgot my password" secondary login method.
Re: My Twitter account -- @yes -- just got hacked. Can anyone help?
#7You made it to HN front page so help from twitter is probably on the way. On the same topic: How do these accounts (including email) get hacked? Does brute force work even with max number of failed logins or what?
My email was not hacked but the Twitter account was compromised.
What was the password (in terms of what it contained)? Was the password more like 'baseball' or 'B@s3B41122984'? It's possible that someone has the copyright or convinced support they were you if the password is indeed complex. You can contact twitter support. https://twitter.com/crystal
Re: My Twitter account -- @yes -- just got hacked. Can anyone help?
#8You made it to HN front page so help from twitter is probably on the way. On the same topic: How do these accounts (including email) get hacked? Does brute force work even with max number of failed logins or what?
My email was not hacked but the Twitter account was compromised.
t1's dead post:
What was the password (in terms of what it contained)? Was the password more like 'baseball' or 'B@s3B41122984'? It's possible that someone has the copyright or convinced support they were you if the password is indeed complex. You can contact twitter support. https://twitter.com/crystal
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Re: My Twitter account -- @yes -- just got hacked. Can anyone help?
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
My email was not hacked but the Twitter account was compromised.
t1's dead post: What was the password (in terms of what it contained)? Was the password more like 'baseball' or 'B@s3B41122984'? It's possible that someone has the copyright or convinced support they were you if the password is indeed complex. You can contact twitter support. https://twitter.com/crystal -----
Of course, we don't know if zaru is actually the rightful owner of the account. He could be trying to convince us (and Twitter support) in an attempt to take over the account...
Re: My Twitter account -- @yes -- just got hacked. Can anyone help?
#10"By default, you can initiate a password reset by entering only your @username. If you check this box, you will be prompted to enter your email address or phone number if you forget your password."
If you're able to get back your account, enable the "Require personal information to reset my password" option in the twitter account settings. Because you didn't have this option enabled, when your email was compromised all's they had to do was know your twitter username and do a password reset by email.