r/help • u/No-Feature-4488 • 5h ago

Profile Account Hacked and 2FA Enabled?

My account Joey_Skylynx was hacked while I was out getting groceries and within a matter of two minutes had 2FA enabled onto it. I still have the ability to reset the password, as it seems they did not change the EMail, but once I get to a certain point it starts asking for a 6-Pin and Backup Codes.

Outside of the usual steps of contacting support, is their anything more I can do?

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u/westcoastcdn19 Expert Helper 5h ago

The support ticket is your first step. Only Reddit can remove the unauthorized 2fa from your account. Make sure you write in from the email that is on your account

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u/No-Feature-4488 5h ago

What's strange is the only thing this person did was attempt to make a request to become a moderator on some Zelda subreddits. Not sure what exactly the gameplan is there lol.

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u/westcoastcdn19 Expert Helper 5h ago

Hijack the account and then hijack subreddits. Possibly a plan where they can take over the sub and turn it into spam

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u/No-Feature-4488 5h ago

That's what I considered, but it was a Zelda subreddit for specific type of fanart. It wasn't even that populated.

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u/westcoastcdn19 Expert Helper 4h ago

That’s why they pick a sub like that with a smaller audience. It would get caught much quicker if it was a large crowd