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A friend of mine posted this on his FB page a few hours ago...

HACKER WARNING! There is a new way to hack your Facebook. A Notification will be sent to you that one of your friends has commented on your status, it will open a new page and tell you to re-enter your Facebook user name and password. The page looks just like the FB login page so be on the look out!! please repost this to your status to let your facebook family know.

Has anyone else heard about this and can either confirm or deny?

Until we have confirmation everyone might want to pass this on as a potential warning to all friends.

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Quick summary tied to the thread: the “HACKER WARNING” message pasted is the kind of chain warning that pops up repeatedly — it describes a common Facebook phishing pattern (a notification or link that opens a fake Facebook login to harvest credentials). is correct that phishers keep evolving, but broad reposts of unverified warnings mainly spread noise. Official guidance from Facebook explains these phishing patterns and how to respond. (Facebook: Protect yourself from phishing; see also coverage of recurring hoaxes).

How the scam typically works and quick checks: a message or notification includes a link that opens a page mimicking Facebook’s login. Legitimate Facebook pages use the facebook.com domain and Facebook will not ask for a password by email or random pop-up. Password managers usually refuse to autofill on look‑alike domains, which is a useful signal that a page is bogus. (NordPass: password managers and phishing protection).

Practical, immediate actions (use a different, known-good device if possible):

  1. Close the suspicious tab; do not enter credentials or download anything.
  2. Log in only from a bookmarked or manually typed facebook.com and run Facebook’s Security Checkup to update the password and enable two-factor authentication. (Facebook: Security Checkup; Facebook: Two-factor authentication).
  3. Review “Where You’re Logged In” and log out unknown sessions, and remove any unfamiliar apps or permissions. (Facebook: Log out of Facebook on another device / Apps & Websites in Settings).
  4. If credentials were entered, change the password immediately, enable 2FA, and follow Facebook’s “If you’ve been phished” instructions; report the phishing message to Facebook (and forward suspicious emails to phish@fb.com). (Facebook: What to do if you’ve been phished).
  5. Run a full antivirus/anti‑malware scan and remove suspicious browser extensions or apps. (Guidance from mainstream security vendors is to scan and clean before reusing the device.)

Bottom line: vigilance is good, but resharing unverified “repost this” warnings creates panic and rarely adds protection; use Facebook’s help pages and reputable security resources to confirm and take the corrective steps above. ([Time / major outlets have repeatedly debunked viral Facebook chain‑message hoaxes]).

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Thanks for the warning. Phishers have become more smarter int heir approach and unfortunately so many people fall into it. I did back years ago with aol and then now even emails from those accounts end up in friends' junk mailbox. :-(

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I have been monitoring sites like Mashable for this and I have not seen anything about it but it is always good to be vigilant for stuff like this.

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I found something on Digg but its one year old -

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