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Reddit Security Incident: Accounts Locked Due To Unauthorized Access

Calendar Jan 10, 2019 • User Avatar Anthony Pell
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A large number of Reddit users have been locked out of their accounts as a precaution while the site’s admins investigate potential unauthorized access. Staffer “Sporkicide” would not disclose exactly how many users were affected by the move, but claimed in a post yesterday that “a large group of accounts were locked down due to a security concern.”

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