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?

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?

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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