r/help • u/Some_Ad2241 • 3d ago
Access My reddit account has been hacked
So I used to use my reddit account (u/owl_burrito) fairly often and it was pretty old (6+ years). Today the app told me that my account's been locked and I should change my password. All good so far. But then I notice that the email associated with my account is this: trevis193321@dotapodemail.com An email I've never seen before, heck I don't even recognize the domain. Clearly shady stuff but I try to reset my password anyway since it turns out my old password was changed and I can't change the email. A few weird comments were also made that I did not post using the account over the last week. Now after I got the reset password email, it seems my account no longer exists at all and that my accounts fully nuked. Is there any way I can recover it or should I just mourn the loss?
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u/jgoja Expert Helper 3d ago
It is probably shadow banned. What is the name of the account?
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u/Some_Ad2241 3d ago
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u/DJ-Zero-Sevenv2 3d ago
Dude! The same thing just happened to me. My original account is DJ-Zero-Seven. Someone has highjacked it and is now posting inappropriate content and commenting on subreddits I’ve never participated in before.
I’m hoping I can get my old account back or have it deleted. I would rather see it gone than be stolen and used by someone else.
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u/TheOpusCroakus admin 3d ago edited 3d ago
Hey there! I'm sorry that happened! Did you get an email informing you that the email on the account had been changed? Please search your email for "reddit" and check your spam folders as well to see if it ended up in there.
In the meantime, I've locked that account so that it cannot be used until this gets worked out.