Help Please - Account Compromised!

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Dear Hive/Leofinance community,

I am writing to you with a heavy heart and in a state of desperation. My Hive account has been compromised by an unknown user, who goes by the name of @one-manul. This person has initiated the withdrawal of my HBD savings worth $53 and withdrew all high valued second layer tokens in my Hive Engine wallet (LGN, BRO and others) which has left me feeling helpless and vulnerable.

I am reaching out to the Hive community for help and support in this difficult time. If anyone has any information or advice on how to recover my funds, I would greatly appreciate it. I am a small-time content creator on the platform, and this loss of funds is a huge blow to me.

Here are some steps that I have taken so far to try and resolve the issue:

  • I have generated new password/keys my Hive account to prevent any future unauthorized access to my account.

  • I have started reporting the incidence to different users, and I am currently awaiting their response. I have provided them with all the relevant details, including the username of the person who initiated the withdrawal.

It is unfortunate that I have to go through all this even as a struggling blogger. I just wish something can be done to recover my funds, but that not withstanding, since little or nothing can be done, I just would like to take this opportunity to urge all Hive users to be vigilant and to take all necessary precautions to secure their accounts.

I don't actually know on what precautions I've skimped on, it just seems like some top level engineering attempts.

I am deeply grateful for any help and support that the Hive community can offer me at this difficult time. I am confident that with your help, I will be able bounce back on this wonderful platform.

Thank you for taking the time to read this message.

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It looks like your savings are still there, you have to stop the withdrawal route.

Please go on the Terminal discord here https://discord.gg/r2gdFsdJ if you can

They can give you better help than me, but I can try to help here too!

Yea. I managed to stop the withdrawal after discovering the option on PeakD.

Oh, thank goodness you did not loose your HBD too!

I am very sorry to hear that you experienced this. Im still new, but I believe that as long as your keys have been changed, you should be safe… however I highly recommend going to the terminal discord to double check, because they help with that all the time!

Also, make sure you are using something like Hive Keychain to store your keys. You only need an active key to post, never use your master! Never save keys on a browser. Etc. Only log onto dapps with keychain or hive signer for protection!

That’s all my best advice, I hope it helps! Hugs to you for the loss of your tokens 😭 that is awful. Luckily, with the right measures it should never happen again !LUV !PIZZA

Thanks a lot @grindan for the kind words and advice. I'll definitely be doing something about it.

The hugs are definitely comforting.

Thanks a lot @grindan for the kind words and advice. I'll definitely be doing something about it.

The hugs are definitely comforting.

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I am so sorry to hear about what happened to your Hive account. It's truly devastating to have your hard-earned funds stolen by an unknown user. As a fellow content creator on this platform, I can only imagine how difficult this situation must be for you. Please know that you have my full support and sympathy.

I hope that the efforts you have taken to resolve this issue will bear fruit and that you'll be able to recover your funds.

I want to commend you for sharing your experience and urging the community to be vigilant and take necessary precautions to secure their accounts. It's easy to get complacent or overlook certain security measures, especially when we're caught up in creating posts and engaging with others. However, incidents like these serve as a reminder that we can never be too careful when it comes to protecting our digital assets.

Wishing you all the best and hoping for a positive resolution to your situation.

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Wow! This is so kind. I appreciate every single word penned down here. I believe I've nipped the losses in the bud and changing my keys and signing transactions with Hive Keychain exclusively should go a long way to resolve this.

I really appreciate the fact that you stopped by.

Wow! This is so kind. I appreciate every single word penned down here. I believe I've nipped the losses in the bud and changing my keys and signing transactions with Hive Keychain exclusively should go a long way to resolve this.

I really appreciate the fact that you stopped by.

So sad, so sorry to hear about this, but glad you were able to stop the damage before it went too far. Hackers are always roaming around look for how to break into accounts and steal. Hope your keys are off any browsers because they are not safe there.

Yea. I've done everything I can to mitigate the losses. I hope it turns out good. Thanks a lot for reaching out!

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