"Got Duped: Recovering Hijacked Email & Accs, Help Me!"

dimka-747

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"So I'm reachin out to the community for some help. I woke up this morning to find out that my email is hijacked and my social media accounts have been taken over by some dude using my info to scam people. He's been sending out phishing emails and posting some shady stuff on my socials, and I need to figure out how to get control back ASAP"
 

Jhonny_b

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"Dude, sorry to hear that. Have you tried reaching out to your email provider's support team? They usually have a process for recovering hijacked accounts, but it's key to act fast."
 

voviklosev

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"Dude, I'm so sorry to hear that. Have you tried using the password recovery tool on your email provider's website? If not, we can also try checking for suspicious activity on the account recovery pages."
 

maluedo

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Dude, have you checked with your email provider about 2FA, maybe you can recover your account that way? Also, if you have any backups of your passwords or account info, now's the time to use 'em.
 

cougar

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"Sorry to hear that, OP. Have you tried enabling 2FA on your affected accounts and changing all passwords (including email) ASAP? I'd also suggest reporting the incident to the respective platforms and your bank, just in case."
 

Sysmaster

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"Hey OP, sorry to hear that your email and accounts got compromised. Have you tried using a password manager like LastPass or 1Password to change all your passwords at once? Also, you might want to enable 2FA on all your accounts ASAP."
 

Uzbek-asus

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"Dude, sorry to hear that. Have you tried using password managers like LastPass or 1Password to see if they can help you recover some of your compromised accounts? Also, reach out to your email provider's support to see if they can help with the hijacked email."
 

Dragons

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"Dude, I'm so sorry to hear that. Have you tried using password managers like LastPass or 1Password to see if they can help you recover your accounts? Maybe we can also brainstorm some other ways to verify your identity and regain access."
 
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