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Topic: Re: Recovering hacked accounts or accounts with lost passwords (Read 213 times)

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Quote from: theymos
If you want us to recover a hacked/lost account, you need to prove that you own it. Typically, the only acceptable method of proving ownership is by signing a message (including current date and desired new email address) using a Bitcoin address or PGP key associated with the account. A Bitcoin address or PGP key is associated with the account only if the account posted the key/address, sent it in a PM, or if it is still listed in the account's profile.

Does this mean that any forum user who mentioned the "chbs" address in his post/profile/signature/pm can be easyly hacked?
The hacker just signs a message with well-known private key and asks admins to change his email?  Grin

I had compromized private key in my profile - seems to me that someone stolen my account this way.
Good luck, Mr. Gorsky!
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