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I’m having the same problem, Long story short. Someone got into my droplet used it for phishing and now my account is suspended. :(
Hi, <br> <br>I know how frustrating it can be to have one of your servers compromised, and I understand that having your account suspended only adds to that frustration. Unfortunately, the compromised droplet was actively attempting to access other servers and was likely a part of a botnet. Our support team has followed up with you privately, and your account should now be unlocked. <br> <br>There are some steps that you can follow to secure and protect your droplets in the future: <br> <br>- Use SHH keys to access your droplets: https://digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-set-up-ssh-keys--2 <br> <br>- Set up an iptables firewall https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-set-up-a-firewall-using-ip-tables-on-ubuntu-12-04 <br> <br>- Configure fail2ban to protect your ssh server and/or change the port ssh is running on https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/how-to-protect-ssh-with-fail2ban-on-ubuntu-12-04 https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/initial-server-setup-with-ubuntu-12-04