Walictd's Account has been hijacked, please be aware!

Dear steemit team, on behalf of walictd, I would like to request your support to approve the account recovery process I initiated this evening. Thank you in advance for your generous support

Recent account statistic of @walictd

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We should all always be alert to every little thing we do with our Steemit account because we never know when our bad luck will come to us.

This evening I received a call from one of our steemit friends @walictd who informed me that a hacker had hijacked his account. Recently, his account was in the process of powered down. This incident occurred on 2024-07-19, 18:21, as can be seen below:

Recent detail account operation of @walictd

It is not yet clear what caused this incident, but it seems the hacker found the Owner Key somewhere, how??, I don't know yet. I tried to clarify with Walictd, but he could not remember that, he had never logged into the strange application using the owner key. The thing is he never change the keys since June 4th, 2022.

Whatever the cause, we all have to be careful in securing our accounts from hacking by irresponsible parties. Here I suggest some tips to avoid problems like this, however this does not guarantee 100% security of your account;

1. Do not login using Owner Keys for any application.
2. Don't save PDF keys carelessly, or share them on social media. It is better to save the PDF keys offline to ensure the security of your password.
3. Change your password (keys) regularly (for example; once a month), this is to ensure the maximum security of your account.
4. Do not provide active key authorization to third-party applications that are considered less secure, and always be careful when exposing your active key.
5. Check your account activity regularly using a trusted application such as www.steemworld.org from @ steemchiller
6. Don't be tempted to click random phishing or scam links that could endanger your account. Normally they will use a kind of "AirDrop" link to get your attention.
7. Do not install dangerous programs or access dangerous sites using a device that you normally use to log into your Steemit account/wallet.
8. Clean your device from malware or viruses which could be variants of trojans or ransomware, which can control remotely the entire contents of your device unknowingly.

These are just some tips that can help you in securing your account, however, we are always required to be vigilant in our activities on the internet. I myself always think that there is no such thing as 100% safe as long as it connects to the internet, even though it sounds strange, this is a mindset that we must have so that we are always careful in acting and accessing the internet in our daily lives.

I have initiated the recovery of the Walictd account, and I hope that this account can be returned to its rightful owner before a week, to avoid unnecessary losses during the recovery period.

In this case, I hope the steemit team through @steemcurator01 or @steemcurator02 can help in taking over this account again. I also hope that the parties who can help speed up this account recovery will lend a hand and help make this recovery process faster.

My thanks to the Steemit team who have helped a lot in the account recovery process which I have often done before.

Maintain your account well and keep making good quality publications on this beloved platform.

Regards

El-Nailul

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