> So, having Hacker News pirated means my Quora account is at risk: so what? This is all well and good until you encounter hackers that sell off your account(s

> So, having Hacker News pirated means my Quora account is at risk: so what? This is all well and good until you encounter hackers that sell off your account(s) for spam or other malicious reasons and pretend to be you while doing whatever illegal services or transactions you can think of. If you can't think of reasons why hackers can't make your life hell when they get access to your accounts then you're not thinking hard or creatively enough.