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RE: My account is back after hacker's attack for several days ago, Thank you steemit

in #steemit8 years ago (edited)

Ahh, OK. I think perhaps you don't know the difference between Steemit and Steem? Steemit is this website we're on, and it was hacked via an XSS exploit which stole people's private keys. Steem is the blockchain, which this website is a GUI for, and it was not hacked. The protocol is completely secure, it's just the website that wasn't.

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Ohh I see, thank you for your explain