The only time newbies are asked to verify themselves is when their account looks suspicious. If they're onboarded by someone reputable who's been on Hive for a long time, its normally ok as we'd expect the onboarder to have checked their accounts and guide them. Some people add their social media profile to their blog profile, but to add it to their posts makes them look more suspicious than they already are. Not ones walks into a store and shouts " I'm not here to steal"

In this account's case, looks like you dropped the ball. When was the last time you checked on her? I don't see any comments from you, and she's been reblogging some very very old posts. Didn't you think there was something wrong?