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January 23, 2018, 05:34:09 PM
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My previous account got hacked into and somebody else posted under my username supporting projects that are probably scams. Any idea what I should do to recover that account? it was created a long time ago and I guess was part of the leak that happened back in 2015 or so.
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January 23, 2018, 07:34:11 PM
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My previous account got hacked into and somebody else posted under my username supporting projects that are probably scams. Any idea what I should do to recover that account? it was created a long time ago and I guess was part of the leak that happened back in 2015 or so.


Read this thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=497545.0
You will need to have a prior address that you've used on the forum in the past, and will need to be able to sign a message from that address verifying you are the owner. Additional details are available in the thread mentioned above.

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