My account has been hacked.

[Wolverine777]

My account has definitely been hacked. Another member tried contacting me via private message and he got replies from someone else asking for money. I have screenshots of the messages that were sent. I don’t know if I should change my password or what to do. And I don’t know if you wanna resolve this publicly here or through private message. Mods, please let me know what to do next. Thanks.

 

[Blues]

Was the other member's email address visible publicly? Did he get a DM reply or an email reply which was allegedly from you?


You should definitely try changing your password immediately.

 

[Wolverine777]

I just asked the member and waiting for a response. The member is Tredwards.

 

[Blues]

His email is listed publicly on this site. If I were a betting man, I'd guess that someone sent him an email pretending to be you...and that your account has not been hacked.

 

[Wolverine777]

His email is listed publicly on this site. If I were a betting man, I'd guess that someone sent him an email pretending to be you...and that your account has not been hacked.

I hope you’re right. That makes sense. Still waiting to hear from him.

 

[Blues]

I hope you’re right. That makes sense. Still waiting to hear from him.

It won't hurt to change your password.

 

[Wolverine777]

It won't hurt to change your password.

Will do. And I can do this by navigating through the menu and finding a how-to?

 

[Blues]

https://www.bladeforums.com/account/security

 

[Wolverine777]

https://www.bladeforums.com/account/security

Thanks. I believe it’s all set with new password now.

 

[Rick Roehrig]

Pardon my jumping in, but you should set up two-step verification as well.

 

[SharpBits]

Pardon my jumping in, but you should set up two-step verification as well.

This is exactly the thing to do!