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    Quote Originally Posted by KaivaC View Post
    I am probably going to have to look into that. Already changed my password, but it shouldn't have been able to have been hacked in the first place.
    You should be asking yourself how they got your username. If it's not someone you live with I'd be scanning your PC and see if support can change your username too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Saccharin View Post
    You should be asking yourself how they got your username. If it's not someone you live with I'd be scanning your PC and see if support can change your username too.
    Uh, that's an easy one?
    Most people will use the same username for all, or most, of their accounts. Same goes for the password.
    I would try KaivaC with multiple variations. Did I meet you in a social network? I would try your username there. Are you on discord? I would try that.

    Or better yet, if you use the same email/username and password combination in other sites, it was most probably obtained and disclosed by a hacker from sites with poor security. You'd be surprised.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PharisHanasaki View Post
    Uh, that's an easy one?
    Most people will use the same username for all.
    Yes, would be my first try. Nope I dont use this as a usename anywhere!

    Quote Originally Posted by PharisHanasaki View Post
    Or better yet, if you use the same email/username and password combination in other sites, it was most probably obtained and disclosed by a hacker from sites with poor security. You'd be surprised.
    I'd be very surprised if those types of 'hackers' would edit forum posts. This feels more like a prank by someone the OP allows access to the PC or account.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Saccharin View Post
    I'd be very surprised if those types of 'hackers' would edit forum posts. This feels more like a prank by someone the OP allows access to the PC or account.
    I'm not saying the hackers that get these credentials list use them. They publish them, you can try and find it.
    And yes, probably someone close to the OP did it.

    You asked how they got her username, I simply stated how easy that was.
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