The hackers nolonger change the passwords or emails as they know that they will be locked out and won't be able to use your account to post their malicious links.
I see. I'm not aware that changing emails or passwords will lead to account locked. But regardless, I'm glad now that my account got locked as it might post more malicious links without my consent.
I already sent an email provided on the ban notice and waiting for the instructions. I also reached out to Logitechmouse to share with me some details on his former case and what steps he did in retrieving his account.
Thanks for everyone's response. I truly appreciate it. Your shared information is feeding my mind and if the same case in the future happened to anyone, this thread can serve as a reference.
The hackers nolonger change the passwords or emails as they know that they will be locked out and won't be able to use your account to post their malicious links.
I see. I'm not aware that changing emails or passwords will lead to account locked.
It doesn't. However, IIRC it does notify you via email if your password's been changed (alerting you that someone unauthorized has access to your account). Also, if the hacker changed your email address, an email with a an account lock link (that's valid for 14 days IIRC) is sent to your old email address.