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AskCyber Home » News » News » Hackers defaced Subreddits with Pro-Trump Messaging

Hackers defaced Subreddits with Pro-Trump Messaging

2020-08-10 by Max

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Hackers Compromised Mod Account to Deface 74 Reddit Communities

A number of subreddits were defaced last Friday. In a coordinated attack, 74 Reddit communities were defaced with images and messaging in support of US President Donald Trump. The proper moderators had been removed from their communities. It is believed that the hackers gained access through older, unused admin accounts that were not secured.

During the cleanup, many moderators (mods) posted that they had been hacked through an older mod account. The hackers had removed the current moderators from their subreddits and then posted Trump images and messaging.

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Moderators had to remove the content to clean up their communities.

One of the images used to deface the subreddits can be seen here https://imgur.com/a/dGTj3zw

2FA Protects Online Accounts

To help avoid attacks like these, moderators have to enable two–factor authentication (2FA) where it is available. Two-factor authentication forces the admin to use a second credential  – SMS text, email link, code from a phone call, etc. – to log in to an online account. This added layer of security can help prevent unauthorized access to accounts because the hacker needs to have physical access to a device or another account.

The attacks occurred on the heels of a Reddit policy change at the end of June that banned some 2,000 communities for hate speech.  The subreddits r/The_Donald, r/ChapoTrapHouse were among the subreddits taken down. Most of these were inactive.

That policy change came on the heels of Black Lives Matter protests.

List of Defaced Subreddits

  1. r/dfwjobs
  2. /r/nfl
  3. /r/49ers
  4. /r/3amjokes
  5. /r/ANGEL
  6. /r/Animemes
  7. /r/AquaticAsFuck
  8. /r/Avengers
  9. /r/awwducational
  10. /r/badhistory
  11. /r/bannedfromclubpenguin
  12. /r/beer
  13. /r/bertstrips
  14. /r/blackmirror
  15. /r/BlackPeopleTwitter
  16. /r/booksuggestions
  17. /r/bostonceltics
  18. /r/buffy
  19. /r/BurningAsFuck
  20. /r/CasualTodayILearned
  21. /r/CFB
  22. /r/comedyheaven
  23. /r/creepyPMs
  24. /r/CrewsCrew
  25. /r/Dallas
  26. /r/DallasProtests
  27. /r/DestinyTheGame
  28. /r/DeTrashed
  29. /r/Disneyland
  30. /r/dndmemes
  31. /r/EDM
  32. /r/Fireteams
  33. /r/food
  34. /r/freefolk
  35. /r/FreezingFuckingCold
  36. /r/gamemusic
  37. /r/gorillaz
  38. /r/Gunpla
  39. /r/HeavyFuckingWind
  40. /r/hentaimemes
  41. /r/HuskersRisk
  42. /r/ImagineThisView
  43. /r/IRLEasterEggs
  44. /r/iss
  45. /r/Japan
  46. /r/KingkillerChronicle
  47. /r/lawschool
  48. /r/Locklot
  49. /r/lockpicking
  50. /r/LuxuryLifeHabits
  51. /r/Naruto
  52. /r/nononono
  53. /r/nonononoyes
  54. /r/photoshopbattles
  55. /r/plano
  56. /r/podcasts
  57. /r/PokemonGOBattleLeague
  58. /r/politicaldiscussion
  59. /r/Redditdayof
  60. /r/rupaulsdragrace (HOW VERY DARE THEY)
  61. /r/ShitAmericansSay
  62. /r/ShitPostCrusaders
  63. /r/space
  64. /r/StartledCats
  65. /r/subaru
  66. /r/Supernatural
  67. /r/Sweatypalms
  68. /r/telescopes
  69. /r/ThatsInsane
  70. /r/vancouver
  71. /r/WeAreTheMusicMakers
  72. /r/weddingplanning
  73. /r/woof_irl
  74. /r/xxfitness

Most of these subreddits are under the control of their proper moderators again and cleaned up.

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About Max

Max is a Data Privacy Coordinator at a major global law firm and a science fiction author residing in the Philadelphia area. He has been writing for https://www.askcybersecurity.com since early 2017.


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