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    From philo@21:1/5 to All on Sat Sep 11 17:55:02 2021
    A few friends have recently setup up new Facebook accounts as they said
    they were locked out of their old one. I've always wondered what kind of
    dumb things people do.

    Maybe I found out today:

    On my Facebook feed there was a warning that my "password is weak or
    might have been stolen" there there were two boxes to fill in.

    Current password

    New password



    Curious as how hackers can put this type of message on one's FB feed?

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  • From Mountain Magpie@21:1/5 to All on Sun Sep 12 00:15:28 2021
    On Sat, 11 Sep 2021 17:55:02 -0500, philo posted:-

    A few friends have recently setup up new Facebook accounts as they
    said they were locked out of their old one. I've always wondered what
    kind of dumb things people do.

    Maybe I found out today:

    On my Facebook feed there was a warning that my "password is weak or
    might have been stolen" there there were two boxes to fill in.

    Current password

    New password

    And of course you filled them in? LOL



    Curious as how hackers can put this type of message on one's FB feed?

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  • From Paul@21:1/5 to philo on Sat Sep 11 23:34:42 2021
    philo wrote:
    A few friends have recently setup up new Facebook accounts as they said
    they were locked out of their old one. I've always wondered what kind of
    dumb things people do.

    Maybe I found out today:

    On my Facebook feed there was a warning that my "password is weak or
    might have been stolen" there there were two boxes to fill in.

    Current password

    New password



    Curious as how hackers can put this type of message on one's FB feed?

    https://www.facebook.com/help/213481848684090

    "Don't accept friend requests from people you don't know

    Scammers may create fake accounts to friend people.

    Becoming friends with scammers might allow them to spam
    your timeline, tag you in posts and send you malicious messages."

    I guess that's why they're so "friendly" over there.

    I've mailed you a thumbs up. It should arrive in 10-14 business days.
    (Facebook staff run outside, to see if sign has been stolen...)

    https://punchmagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/Facebook-Sign-Punch-12-08-2019-0039-1200x798.jpg

    They picked a particularly bad street, for their building.

    Paul

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  • From philo@21:1/5 to All on Sun Sep 12 09:37:54 2021
    If I get such a notice again on my feed, is there any way to trace it?


    All I saw was simply an option to click it off.

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  • From Paul@21:1/5 to philo on Sun Sep 12 08:43:51 2021
    philo wrote:
    If I get such a notice again on my feed, is there any way to trace it?


    All I saw was simply an option to click it off.

    I would think their Support would have ways of
    determining what tied into your view on the platform.

    But if you were expecting to do that from your
    side, I doubt they would enable you to do work like that.

    And as for Facebook not asking for your password, they
    do have instances where they do exactly that.

    https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-is-facebook-asking-you-for-your-password/

    The more complex the state machine on these self-serve
    Cloud platforms, the harder it is for mere users to stay
    safe. Having a zillion bizarre behaviors erodes user trust.

    Paul

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  • From philo@21:1/5 to Paul on Sun Sep 12 17:08:44 2021
    On 9/12/2021 7:43 AM, Paul wrote:
    philo wrote:
    If I get such a notice again on my feed, is there any way to trace it?


    All I saw was simply an option to click it off.

    I would think their Support would have ways of
    determining what tied into your view on the platform.

    But if you were expecting to do that from your
    side, I doubt they would enable you to do work like that.

    And as for Facebook not asking for your password, they
    do have instances where they do exactly that.

    https://www.zdnet.com/article/why-is-facebook-asking-you-for-your-password/

    The more complex the state machine on these self-serve
    Cloud platforms, the harder it is for mere users to stay
    safe. Having a zillion bizarre behaviors erodes user trust.

       Paul



    Yep. I've seen that one. Logged in but must give p/w again to do some
    other task.

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  • From Yrrah@21:1/5 to All on Mon Sep 13 17:12:36 2021
    philo <philo@privacy.net>:

    A few friends have recently setup up new Facebook accounts as they said
    they were locked out of their old one. I've always wondered what kind of
    dumb things people do.

    But isn't Fakebook for the cerebrally challenged?

    Yrrah

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  • From Bobbie Sellers@21:1/5 to Yrrah on Mon Sep 13 10:40:40 2021
    On 9/13/21 08:12, Yrrah wrote:
    philo <philo@privacy.net>:

    A few friends have recently setup up new Facebook accounts as they said
    they were locked out of their old one. I've always wondered what kind of
    dumb things people do.

    But isn't Fakebook for the cerebrally challenged?

    Yrrah


    I dunno how dumb they are but they are not paying attention
    to the numberless reports of problems from having a Facebook account.
    I stay away from anti-social media like Facebook and Twitter because
    I have no children to brag about, not looking for girl or boy friends
    and have nothing to sell to others but the idea that they should
    be careful in there online behavior because it is ineradicable.

    bliss -“Nearly any fool can use a GNU/Linux computer. Many do.”
    After all here I am...

    --
    bliss dash SF 4 ever at dslextreme dot com

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  • From philo@21:1/5 to Bobbie Sellers on Mon Sep 13 15:30:13 2021
    On 9/13/2021 12:40 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote:
    On 9/13/21 08:12, Yrrah wrote:
    philo <philo@privacy.net>:

    A few friends have recently setup up new Facebook accounts as they said
    they were locked out of their old one. I've always wondered what kind of >>> dumb things people do.

    But isn't Fakebook for the cerebrally challenged?

    Yrrah


        I dunno how dumb they are but they are not paying attention
    to the numberless reports of problems from having a Facebook account.
    I stay away from anti-social media like Facebook and Twitter because
    I have no children to brag about, not looking for girl or boy friends
    and have nothing to sell to others but the idea that they should
    be careful in there online behavior because it is ineradicable.

    bliss -“Nearly any fool can use a GNU/Linux computer. Many do.”
            After all here I am...



    I like FB because I can keep up with old friends now scattered all over
    the world.

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  • From Allodoxaphobia@21:1/5 to philo on Tue Sep 14 00:27:07 2021
    On Sat, 11 Sep 2021 17:55:02 -0500, philo wrote:
    A few friends have recently setup up new Facebook accounts as they said
    they were locked out of their old one. I've always wondered what kind of
    dumb things people do.

    heh... Your Subject: is truly an oxymoron.

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  • From Big Bad Bob@21:1/5 to philo on Tue Sep 21 10:00:51 2021
    On 2021-09-12 02:37, philo wrote:
    If I get such a notice again on my feed, is there any way to trace it?

    read the HTML source
    (it's probably a link)

    you should always report posts like this

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