After almost two weeks of agony, Matthew “Dellor” Vaughn has finally recovered most of his accounts back from hackers.
DELLOR REPORTS RETRIEVAL OF HIS ACCOUNTS
GOT MY TIKTOK BACK. LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
— dellor (@dellor) February 24, 2021
Dellor reported through his Twitter account that he has finally retrieved his Tiktok, Youtube, Gmail, and Epic Games accounts. As of release time, he has yet to retrieve his Instagram account.
at this point, i think everything is recoverable. it's going to take a lot of work and time, but it's all doable.
the only accounts i don't see myself getting back are my tiktok and instagram. if anyone could assist me in recovering those i will pay fat stacks
— dellor (@dellor) February 24, 2021
Meanwhile, he appears to have retrieved his bank accounts and utility accounts as well. However, the Youtube and Twitch streamer also reported that he has lost over 60% of his net worth due to the hack.
someone just hacked my google account and got in even though i have 2 factor authentication…
wtf do i do
— dellor (@dellor) February 2, 2021
Thanks to the help of various contacts, and of course, to the streamer's persistence and patience, he was able to reclaim most of his accounts. While he is still working to get the rest of his accounts back, this is a positive outcome from what could have been a catastrophic event.
I’ll try to ask some people at YouTube for you! I’m sorry you had to go through this :/
— RAE (@Valkyrae) February 20, 2021
DELLOR LOSES ALMOST EVERYTHING AFTER MASSIVE HACK
The streamer first reported that he was hacked all the way back to February 2. On February 16, he reported that he lost almost everything and that includes his investments.
everything about me was leaked. all data lost. every account compromised. every single electronic in my house destroyed. all of my investments, gone. nearly. everything ive built over the last 15 years has been destroyed.
this is hard but i am greatful to still be alive.
— dellor (@dellor) February 16, 2021
Still, his persistence and positive outlook helped him get through the tough times.
i have faith in a higher power and the knowledge that whenever i do make it out of this – my community will have my back.
accounts, money, numbers, its all replaceable. i know you guys have my back and that keeps me going.
— dellor (@dellor) February 16, 2021
A CAUTIONARY TALE ABOUT ONLINE SECURITY
This story shows the importance of online security. Phishing and hacking target all kinds of people, and may even use your social media activity against you. This highlights the importance of Virtual Private Networks when surfing the net. More than anything, remember never to share any of your personal information on public websites, most especially on social media.
However, this experience also shows how positivity can help in these kinds of situations. Many people would have easily just given up hope. But as we can see from Dellor's story, you can get out of something like this. Ask for help from others and be persistent. You can still bounce back.
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