I have received a couple of notifications, one from Facebook, saying that there has been a failed attempt to log in which looks suspicious (South America so certainly not me)Are you *certain* the notification is from facebook?
The advice is to change my password.
My question is "Why?".
If the log in attempt failed, then my password is presumably not known to
the attacker.
What is the logic, then, to change my password?
David wrote:
I have received a couple of notifications, one from Facebook, sayingAre you *certain* the notification is from facebook?
that there has been a failed attempt to log in which looks suspicious
(South America so certainly not me)
The advice is to change my password.
My question is "Why?".
If the log in attempt failed, then my password is presumably not known
to the attacker.
What is the logic, then, to change my password?
If not (and especially if it contains a link to click here to change
your password) it could be a phish attempt.
Andy Burns wrote:Fair enough, I'd probably leave it as is then ...
it could be a phish attempt.
It was an alert on my Facebook page, not an email.
I have received a couple of notifications, one from Facebook, saying that there has been a failed attempt to log in which looks suspicious (South America so certainly not me)
The advice is to change my password.
My question is "Why?".
If the log in attempt failed, then my password is presumably not known to
the attacker.
What is the logic, then, to change my password?
I have received a couple of notifications, one from Facebook, saying that there has been a failed attempt to log in which looks suspicious (South America so certainly not me)
The advice is to change my password.
My question is "Why?".
If the log in attempt failed, then my password is presumably not known to the attacker.
What is the logic, then, to change my password?
On 16/05/2026 12:41, David wrote:
I have received a couple of notifications, one from Facebook, saying that
there has been a failed attempt to log in which looks suspicious (South
America so certainly not me)
The advice is to change my password.
My question is "Why?".
If the log in attempt failed, then my password is presumably not known to
the attacker.
What is the logic, then, to change my password?
Excess of caution.
On 16/05/2026 17:50, Max Demian wrote:
On 16/05/2026 12:41, David wrote:IF your Facebook password isn't used elsewhere, none whatsoever. If it
I have received a couple of notifications, one from Facebook, saying
that there has been a failed attempt to log in which looks suspicious
(South America so certainly not me)
The advice is to change my password.
My question is "Why?".
If the log in attempt failed, then my password is presumably not known
to the attacker.
What is the logic, then, to change my password?
Excess of caution.
has been used elsewhere, then its a good idea to change it.
I wonder if some one has bought your compromised passwords and is trying
them on commonly used web sites. If you put your e-mail address in
here:-
https://haveibeenpwned.com/
it will tell you which sites where you have logins have been
compromised.
Dave
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