Question posted by cdjones on November 30th, 2010

Tried To Login. It Said My Password Was Compromised.

When I tred to login, it said my password was compromised a couple of days ago in romania. It wants me to pick a new password in order to restore my account.  Is this a legitimate facebook thing??????

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Answer #1: Posted by Odin on November 30th, 2010 4:28 PM
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Yes. You're safe as long as your interaction is within the Facebook site (brought up by you independently -- not from a link sent to you).


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