I've been dealing with some intense hacking issues lately. I've noticed a ton of suspicious activity on my accounts, all traced back to a location in Thailand. Just a few days ago, I received an email on my backup account used for content creation, and it looks like someone changed my Instagram email and deleted the account, which means I've lost all my followers. They've also tried to log into my YouTube, but thankfully I have two-factor authentication set up there. Instagram support wasn't able to help me recover my account. Today, there's been another attempt to access my primary Facebook, Instagram, and Microsoft accounts, but I've got two-factor authentication on each of those as well, so they couldn't get in. Unfortunately, the email for my Reddit account was altered, and I didn't have two-factor turned on for that, but Reddit support was able to help me out. I'm really curious why I'm not receiving any one-time passwords (OTPs) during these login attempts and what could be going wrong. Just to clarify, I'm using a Motorola G34 5G, haven't installed any sketchy apps, and even cleaned my Windows 11 system and reinstalled it to avoid any malware. Can anyone help?
3 Answers
There’s definitely a chance that this is linked to a data breach, where someone got a hold of your known passwords. It’s crucial to never use the same password across platforms. Make sure to change your passwords and ideally use a password manager to keep everything secure. And yes, definitely enable 2FA for all your important accounts!
It sounds like your information might have been compromised from a data leak somewhere. Have you logged into any sites that you didn't mention? Keep your system safe by resetting your phone, and make sure you're using two-factor authentication (2FA) everywhere, including for all your apps. Don't forget to change every single password as a precaution. You wouldn’t want anyone accessing your bank account information! It’s possible that you didn't have 2FA on Instagram, which is why you were missing OTPs and prompts.
It's good that you're using 2FA on most accounts, but if someone knows your patterns, they might still have access. It’s not enough to just change passwords; they should be completely different from each other. Be careful about any unexpected transactions too – like that $900 you mentioned from a strange service. It's worth digging deeper into!
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