# How do other admins deal with compromised accounts?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-other-admins-deal-with-compromised-accounts/382546
**Category:** Community Building
**Created:** [September 14, 2025, 3:02am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-other-admins-deal-with-compromised-accounts/382546 "2025-09-14T03:02:45Z")
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### Author: ![Architect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/architect/32/520575_2.png) [@Architect](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Architect)
#### Post date: [September 15, 2025, 11:48am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-do-other-admins-deal-with-compromised-accounts/382546/9 "2025-09-15T11:48:08Z")

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Yes indeed, that is a decent template there you had already posted earlier.

> [@piffy](#):
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> Possibly helpful if it’s reoccurring

That is probably good idea, to be reoccurring a few times can be good for important warning/alert.

> [@Moin](#):
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> If this was done in error, please contact  
> a site administrator.

This seems like sort of unusual phrasing for this kind of alert, not sure when/if email change would be an “error.” Depending on the level of suspiciousness of the change more urgency in the alert can be good, like \*\*Suspicious email change alert!!!\*\* Please contact us right away if this is not recognized!" Also phone alerts can be good and/or automated temporary account suspension if admins want to be super fancy.

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