Thursday, September 04, 2025

More False Alarms

I spoke too soon about finally getting a respite from the various Meta alerts and panics over my Facebook and Instagram accounts being hacked.  Yesterday, it was Google's turn to start trying to panic me.  Not that anyone actually accessed my account, but it was the usual 'suspicious activity' vagueness from Google.  So vague that  they couldn't even tell me what this activity was or where it had originated.  The only clue given was that it involved a Windows device I was logged out of - which could be any one of three devices in my possession, none of which I was logged into at the time of this supposed 'suspicious activity'.  As before I suspect that it all comes down to a years ago data breach on their part, since when my passwords have been changed numerous times, so anyone with my login details from then are on a hiding to nothing.  As soon as I got that sorted out (involving being forced to change my password yet again), I had Instagram freezing my account again over unspecified 'suspicious activity' (probably the fact that I'd had the audacity to follow someone back).  Another enforced password change and I had my account back.  This merry-go-round of alarmist false alerts really is becoming extremely tiring.

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