For the sake of clarity, it's not a hack. It's an impersonation that Medium's poor account set up procedures makes easy. It's been going on for a long time. Congrats on being popular enough that you are worth cloning. I've yet to achieve that status. When they cloned Buster Benson last spring, I wrote this funny post about it: https://medium.com/write-under-the-moon/catch-us-if-you-can-bf087354e4a5 If you enjoy Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd cartoons, you'll enjoy it.