Credit for this recovery also goes to @aggroed for properly directing @benitez to me right away. That initial referral was critical.
And also, most importantly, to the Steemit Inc development team. The account was quickly recovered due to them putting users ahead of their own schedule despite being extremely busy.
Yes, a million thanks to @Aggroed , Steemit Inc and all of you for the support. Now I just have to address the users so that they are not victims of the Discord usurper.