# How to delete a ghost bot user with admin privileges?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/410144
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [August 16, 2026, 5:14am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/410144 "2026-08-16T05:14:25Z")
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### Author: ![kddkd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/df705f/32.png) [@kddkd](https://meta.discourse.org/u/kddkd)
#### Post date: [August 16, 2026, 5:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic/410144/2 "2026-08-16T05:24:59Z")

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If your server system has been compromised, what difference does it make whether the attacker uses the bot or directly modifies the database?

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