#accountsecurity

On Hive since 2016. @artemisnorth was hijacked - here’s what happened, what I learned, and how I’m rebuilding.

I think this belongs here. Some unknown person writing. Lots of messages have been flooding the discords for a new kind of phishing attack by some unknown group on hive, trying to take your keys from you

My account got compromised and after getting help from discord users I took some steps to find the guilty party and to make my account more secure in the future.

Does your account still have a recovery account of @steem? If so, there is no chance to recover your account if it gets hacked or you forget the password. You can check your recovery account by going to

Disappearance of my HIVE tokens sent to Probit Exchange - Full story

A tutorial on how to better protect your Hive account

A serious vulnerability existed in Microsoft Teams that allowed account hijacking. Simply sending a malicious GIF to the victim could allow an adversary to take over the target account. Microsoft Teams

STEEM Simplified It's a steep learning curve joining this platform where everything has different names compared to conventional social media and there's seemingly a stronger emphasis on account security

A serious security vulnerability existed in the Microsoft login system. Researchers who found this flaw suspected that exploiting the flaw could lead to account hijacking. Microsoft Login System Vulnerability

A few serious security flaws in Electronic Arts’ Origin Games could have allowed potential attackers to hijack millions of accounts. The EA Origin vulnerabilities, as discovered by the researchers, potentially

Researchers have spotted another phishing scam that is specifically targeting Steam players. This Steam phishing campaign hijacks accounts by tricking users with free keys. They then use these accounts

Fortnite players have just secured their accounts marginally from a major hack. The researchers identified a vulnerability that could have risked millions of accounts. Fortunately, Epic Games patched this

Jersey Mike’s Subs’ recent emails to its customers have made them suspicious of a cyber attack. The firm has warned its customers to ensure their accounts’ security and has asked them to change passwords.

Cable and internet giant Frontier was on the verge of cyberattack due to a critical vulnerability in its system. A security researcher informed Frontier about a password reset flaw in its system that made

Dear Pandora listener: As a precaution, we want to make you aware of a situation that could possibly affect your Pandora account. First off, there is no evidence that your Pandora account has been compromised