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chetanavjk
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Received password reset, password changed and new login emails that I did not initiate.

I received 3 emails last evening on password reset request - then a password change successfully email and a new login email! I did not initiate any of this! Does this mean I'm hacked? I went ahead ...
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Jay
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3 years ago

Yes, you can delete the account using these steps. Make sure to download all the files from your account onto your computer first, since once the account is deleted, the files cannot be recovered again.

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chetanavjk
Explorer | Level 3
3 years ago

Thank you for the steps!

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