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POP UP when I logged in

Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2025 10:30 pm
by Anarita John
Just going to have a look at the Paphos Life forum. However, needed to log in. Logged in, password saved by google and a pop up appeared from Microsoft wanting to verify it was me, and wanting to know my Microsoft PIN. Crossed the pop up twice, without putting my pin in, and then the pop up did not reappear. Just realised it probably isn't a scam as the same popup appeared when I logged into my microsoft email, but I managed to access it without putting in my pin.

Re: POP UP when I logged in

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2025 2:16 pm
by Dominic
That's your computer doing that. Nothing to do with the website.

Re: POP UP when I logged in

Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2025 10:49 pm
by Anarita John
I realised that Dominic. Tried to delete the post but failed so edited instead. Getting a bit paranoid about scams since our AMEX card was used for transactions we didn't authorise. However, AMEX were on the ball and stopped money being taken from our account.

Re: POP UP when I logged in

Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2025 10:42 am
by Dominic
Never hurts to be cautious. What you need to be careful of is a website producing a popup that looks like the Microsoft security popup.

One thing I have never understood though, is why they deemed a 4 digit number to be more secure than a password.