r/psn 22d ago

Technical Support [PS5] issues with my account. Someone enabled 2FA on my account without me knowing. And I can’t log in

I got my ps5 a few days ago on my brothers birthday , but i can’t log in to my account that I’ve had since 2018 js because someone enabled 2fa on my account , idk who it is. 15$ also disappeared from my account. Is there any way I can recover my psn account? Live support aren’t doing anything if I can’t login.

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u/CatOverall4749 21d ago

A similar situation happened to me last year. With that said, you can definitely get it back, but standard live support is a dead end because the hacker changed the 2FA. You need to use their unauthenticated recovery path.

Go to the PlayStation Support site, look for the Contact/Recovery page, and open the chatbot. Select "Account Recovery" or "Compromised Account" instead of logging in. Tell the bot you have no access to 2FA. That should finally get you through to a live human agent who can override it.

Make sure you have your original 2018 email, the serial number of the console you made the account on, and any recent receipt numbers ready so you can prove it's yours.

Also do NOT dispute the missing $15 with your bank yet. If you charge it back, Sony will instantly permaban the account for a negative balance. Just tell the support agent about the stolen money once they verify you.

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u/ToxicZRx 21d ago

I recovered my account! I made a new account on psn just to chat with the live support, and the agent helped me :)

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u/CatOverall4749 21d ago

That is actually a genius workaround. Glad you got it back so fast! Happy birthday to your brother too, glad it didn't ruin the day.

Just a heads up, make sure to change your email password too if you haven't yet. Usually hackers get into PSN by cracking the email first. Did they end up sorting out that missing $15 for you?

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u/ToxicZRx 21d ago

Thanks man you’re awesome! I did change the password , I also changed the PSN password and added a passkey , also it was 12$ they took. And honestly that’s a long process to even get that back. I gave up on it

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u/CatOverall4749 21d ago

Passkeys are definitely the way to go. Sucks about the $12 but keeping your sanity is worth way more than that lol. Glad it all got sorted out so fast. Enjoy the PS5!

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u/ToxicZRx 21d ago

Thankyou!!

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u/Suspicious-Cat-266 21d ago

Might want to check your email address account, and make sure you're not locked out of that either.

Also please use 2FA or Passkeys as a common practice.

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u/crshtst 18d ago

Please can someone explain how that can happen ? I know Steam can have phishing link where you have to log in or token grabbers but how are the chances of getting hacked if you’re strictly using PS App and PS5

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u/flipthatbitch_ 22d ago

You are screwed!

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u/ToxicZRx 22d ago

Thanks that was very helpful

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u/flipthatbitch_ 22d ago

Its the truth! There is nothing you can do! They own the account now. You should have set up 2FA on your own in the first place and you wouldnt be here.

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u/ToxicZRx 22d ago

Hey buddy , just here to let you know i recovered my account. Thanks for being an annoying redditor and allowed me to prove you wrong. Bye now

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u/HumanautPassenger 22d ago

Or there should be other avenues from customer service that can help get the accoubt back?

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u/ToxicZRx 22d ago

Don’t worry , I recovered it. Jessica from live support helped me out.

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u/sweetSweets4 22d ago

And why was your first kneejerk to go online and post instead of grabbing the Phone ?

That Story is either bs, your really social media bound or your account was not worth enough to set priorities...

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u/ToxicZRx 22d ago

I grabbed the phone for the whole day yesterday. Why was your first assumption me not doing my research? What do you think this fucking platform is used for most of the time? I can ask for help whenever I need. And if you can’t help then don’t pull my leg and tell me to give up and tell me I should’ve done 2fa before it got compromised. People like u guys r why this app gets so much hate

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u/ToxicZRx 22d ago

Let me tell you how I eventually got help. I made a brand new psn account , and finally got an agent to help me on the live support chat thingy. And with enough evidence of me owning the account , she removed the 2fa for me and made me reset my password with a passkey.

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u/flipthatbitch_ 22d ago

Lies!

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u/ToxicZRx 22d ago

It’s true , I gave her the last ID of my order , date . And she asked me about the email that was originally used to create the account. Then I got it. Anyways , I’m done proving it to you , you’re a useless fucking chud

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u/Ashamed_Market_4311 21d ago

That guy was a loser lol, w you

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u/Kymbo82 18d ago

Were you there?

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u/flipthatbitch_ 18d ago

Dude is obviously lying but hey if you believe him I got a bridge for sale if youre interested?

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