Multiple subreddit moderators’ accounts were compromised, with hackers posting pro-Trump messages. Reddit says it is working on locking affected accounts down and is investigating.
Multiple Reddit subreddits have been compromised by hackers that are posting messages and images promoting U. S. President Donald Trump’s re-election. A post by Reddit Admin details the attacks, noting that the incident involves the compromise of moderator accounts. The firm is working to lock down accounts of bad actors and “reverting the changes”, and is also investigating the breach. The post also provides moderators and users a few steps to ascertain if their accounts have been compromised. It suggests that affected users note the names of their accounts in the stickied comment on that post. It also suggests that users who were removed as moderators “sit tight” as the service will be adding them back soon.
