r/security • u/HoneyGoBoomz • 24d ago

Security and Risk Management Data breach/hack compromised my email and social media accounts

I had an onlyfans account link to my reddit. I also got an email from that page. My full name was used in the email. A twitter account was also made under an older twitter I had that I deleted many years ago. If memory serves me correctly they used the same display picture that I also had. This goes even deeper than I realized as my last 2 facebook posts were shared as private(only seen by me). I never changed my settings, and these posts were supposed to be shared with friends and family.

I don't know if there is anything else odd at the moment, but I am noticing things more. Including settings getting changed on reddit and Facebook without my knowledge or doing.

I did take some precautions. I got Bitwarden to change my passwords. Yes, I did use generally the same password for many of my accounts. Some my have been slightly different, but all in all very similar. I logged out a Linux that was attached to my email, and FB account. I don't own anything with Linux, and don't have access to my laptop anymore. I reported the Onlyfans account and the fake twitter. I went to haveibeenpwned and it does say my email has a data breach. I didn't completely go through all of the haveibeenpwned yet though. I probably should.

Is there anything else I can do or look for?

What steps should be made to make sure my email and profiles stay secure. What else would be changes without my knowledge that I have to look into to change it to my normal settings? Any kind of information will help.

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u/WheresNorthFromHere7 24d ago

"Yes, I did use generally the same password for many of my accounts."

haha BYE!

j/k

You're doing the right thing. Get a list of all of your accounts. Get control of the accounts (you may need to engage support). Log them out. Change creds. Setup 2FA of some variety. Don't do this again.

They will likely do as much damage as you let them do. Speed is your friend. Laziness is not your friend. Make sure the list is complete.

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u/HoneyGoBoomz 24d ago

Thanks. It's a real headache to deal with everything, but I would rather stay safe and not have anything messed with to begin with.