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RE: I'm still logged in but my password says it has changed. Can't seem to recover it :/

in #password7 years ago (edited)

This is probably the best advice as there are some more technically minded people there that could walk you through the process.

I know that @samstonehill had his account hacked a few weeks back and with help from the community was able to recover his account.

check out the posts he created after regaining his account

https://steemit.com/news/@samstonehill/thank-you-steemit-for-finding-a-way-to-retrieve-my-samstonehill-account-from-hackers-together-we-are-stronger

https://steemit.com/steemit/@samstonehill/a-conversation-with-steemit-hacker-accounttransfers-and-important-security-suggestion-for-everyone

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okays thanks heaps! I will have a look now :)

No worries, best of luck!

I read through, but the problem is, I don't get the email prompt - like a chance to enter my email address I regged under- it really just says for me, that to enter user name and password - i'm going get off for now but back later thanks will read more of it!

Hhmm, have you tried logging on to steemit.chat using the link in the upper right corner of your steemit home page?

There's a direct link in the drop down menu, once selected it should prompt you to enter your email + password.

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Hi, yeah, just tried it again - used the email I signed up with - checked in my inbox to make sure "welcome to steem" - but when I try to sign in, it just says "incorrect password" :/ I am going to get off the computer will come back later on - thanks for your help though, I will keep trying - I did send an email to: Contact@Steem etc., but will see if they reply :/ I have my password that was working a day or so ago, master password/key plus my email - but there is nowhere to recover it with them for me anyway - I just get the words under account recovery: " "We are unable to recover this account, it has not changed ownership recently." - and there is nowhere to enter my email or anything

Your account has not changed ownership is steemit's way of saying that the password was not changed. https://steemd.com/@theouterlight says owner key history (0) , it means that your password was not changed in the last 30 days, so if you have a problem login in it means you are using a wrong password, maybe there is a typo. Try copy/pasting it in clear see if its correct, idk...but your password has definetely not changed so you havn't been hacked or anything, which is why you can login with your posting key.
It looks like you havn't been on steemit for 2 months, when was the last time you logged in with your master password?

Like three days ago or so - I got a different computer so went to login. I have tried other browsers etc., - the password itsself was the one I used to login - and I have a number of backups of it - on paper etc., and encrypted - but they are all the same password, and it just does not login anymore. So not sure what happened. I will keep trying, let me know if you have any ideas and thank you for the info - I am sorting through it all now :)

thank you so much! I thought I got back into my account! So thank you so much for your help and everyone elses help :)

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