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To: webheart

Nonsensical comment.

To be clear for non-geeks:

When presented with a false sign-in prompt under such a condition, a rogue operator gets your password, likely including changing the password.

This is a rare occurrence, but important to take heed:

DO NOT SIGN IN OR CHANGE PASSWORDS UNTIL ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY ADMINS / JIM/ROB


26 posted on 08/27/2021 9:15:44 PM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus the "concern troll" a/o 10/03/2018 /!i!! &@$%&*(@ -)
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To: logi_cal869
DO NOT SIGN IN OR CHANGE PASSWORDS UNTIL ALL CLEAR IS GIVEN BY ADMINS / JIM/ROB

Worth repeating.

65 posted on 08/27/2021 9:45:23 PM PDT by gitmo (If your theology doesn't become your biography, what good is it?)
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To: logi_cal869

If FR is permitting non SSL connections, that could be a problem. Otherwise, the account theft would have to occur from within the FR environment.


78 posted on 08/27/2021 9:54:46 PM PDT by Gene Eric (Don't be a statist!)
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