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Reddit hit by coordinated hack promoting Trump’s reelection

Multiple Reddit communities have been defaced with pro-Trump messages. Reddit admins have urged Reddit moderators to enable two-factor authentication on their accounts. Hackers changed the communities’ themes to show content supporting Trump’s 2020 campaign. A hacked Twitter account is claiming responsibility for the coordinated attack on Reddit. Reddit is working to lock down the bad actors and restore the affected communities, a spokesperson said. The company is in the process of restoring communities affected communities and restoring mod-only mod-enabled accounts.

Source: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/reddit-hit-by-coordinated-hack-promoting-trumps-reelection/

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