A friend of mine told me he couldn’t login to the Facebook via browser. So
I tried it (I was already on the app) and got some sort of weird failure
error that asked for my cell number and my password. My friend had already
told me that giving them that information didn’t get you in. So I tried the
app and found out I could no longer post and was getting really weird
errors about that. And then messenger screamed and died.

Both of them want your cell number and password and none of it actually
works.

I’m thinking somebody’s hacked them and is harvesting every single account
as people try to login again.

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On Tue, 5 Mar 2024 09:07:37 -0700
anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:

> A friend of mine told me he couldn’t login to the Facebook via
> browser. So I tried it (I was already on the app) and got some sort
> of weird failure error that asked for my cell number and my password.
> My friend had already told me that giving them that information
> didn’t get you in. So I tried the app and found out I could no longer
> post and was getting really weird errors about that. And then
> messenger screamed and died.
>
> Both of them want your cell number and password and none of it
> actually works.
>
> I’m thinking somebody’s hacked them and is harvesting every single
> account as people try to login again.
>
>
I suspect you're right. That's exactly what it sounds like. In fact,
that IS what happened! I just found several articles online about
Facebook being hacked. Here's one:

https://www.newsweek.com/facebook-down-users-report-accounts-hacked-1876106

There's no official confirmation from Meta yet.

--
Rhino

On 2024-03-05 16:36:39 +0000, Rhino said:

> On Tue, 5 Mar 2024 09:07:37 -0700
> anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> A friend of mine told me he couldn’t login to the Facebook via
>> browser. So I tried it (I was already on the app) and got some sort
>> of weird failure error that asked for my cell number and my password.
>> My friend had already told me that giving them that information
>> didn’t get you in. So I tried the app and found out I could no longer
>> post and was getting really weird errors about that. And then
>> messenger screamed and died.
>>
>> Both of them want your cell number and password and none of it
>> actually works.
>>
>> I’m thinking somebody’s hacked them and is harvesting every single
>> account as people try to login again.
>>
>>
> I suspect you're right. That's exactly what it sounds like. In fact,
> that IS what happened! I just found several articles online about
> Facebook being hacked. Here's one:
>
> https://www.newsweek.com/facebook-down-users-report-accounts-hacked-1876106
>
> There's no official confirmation from Meta yet.

Just as I suspected, it all leads back to the Tay Tay mothership.

anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
> A friend of mine told me he couldn’t login to the Facebook via browser. So
> I tried it (I was already on the app) and got some sort of weird failure
> error that asked for my cell number and my password. My friend had already
> told me that giving them that information didn’t get you in. So I tried the
> app and found out I could no longer post and was getting really weird
> errors about that. And then messenger screamed and died.
>
> Both of them want your cell number and password and none of it actually
> works.
>
> I’m thinking somebody’s hacked them and is harvesting every single account
> as people try to login again.
>
>

https://apple.news/Ayd0AwLRVSpKPC6b4SWA3rw

Meta service outage causing Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and Threads to
go down
Avatar for Zac Hall
Zac Hall
| Mar 5 2024 - 7:29 am PT

Did you just get randomly signed out of Facebook? It’s not just you. The
platform is facing an outage that has logged out users. The outage will
cause your password to be rejected, but your password isn’t wrong.

Rather than showing a skeleton version of the site, Facebook will
automatically kick you out. An error message saying that your log in has
expired will appear, and your credentials will be rejected when you try to
log back in.
The outage is also affecting Instagram as well as Messenger. Threads too.
Anyway, no need to change your password (yet). You’re not being phished.
Top comment by Mel issa
Liked by 2 people
Down for all of us in Taiwan too. Friends in Singapore, Australia and the
UK also reporting. Definitely more than 300,000 affected.
View all comments
It’s actually a Meta service disruption. Even Meta Quest headsets are
signed out which prevents Horizon Worlds from functioning. In other words,
the metaverse is down.
More than 300,000 reports have hit Down Detector since first reporting, and
Twitter/X is flooded with reports as well.
We’ll post an update when the service returns to normal. We’ve also reached
out for a statement and will add if we hear back.
Andy Stone, head of comms at Meta, addressed the outage on Twitter/X:

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On 3/5/2024 8:49 AM, super70s wrote:
> On 2024-03-05 16:36:39 +0000, Rhino said:
>
>> On Tue, 5 Mar 2024 09:07:37 -0700
>> anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>>
>>> A friend of mine told me he couldn’t login to the Facebook via
>>> browser. So I tried it (I was already on the app) and got some sort
>>> of weird failure error that asked for my cell number and my password.
>>> My friend had already told me that giving them that information
>>> didn’t get you in. So I tried the app and found out I could no longer
>>> post and was getting really weird errors about that. And then
>>> messenger screamed and died.
>>>
>>> Both of them want your cell number and password and none of it
>>> actually works.
>>>
>>> I’m thinking somebody’s hacked them and is harvesting every single
>>> account as people try to login again.
>>>
>>>
>> I suspect you're right. That's exactly what it sounds like. In fact,
>> that IS what happened! I just found several articles online about
>> Facebook being hacked. Here's one:
>>
>> https://www.newsweek.com/facebook-down-users-report-accounts-hacked-1876106
>>
>>
>> There's no official confirmation from Meta yet.
>
> Just as I suspected, it all leads back to the Tay Tay mothership.
>
I just logged into FB after being away from it for about a month, and
used a new computer too. Had no problem.

On 3/5/2024 9:10 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> anim8rfsk <anim8rfsk@cox.net> wrote:
>> A friend of mine told me he couldn’t login to the Facebook via browser. So
>> I tried it (I was already on the app) and got some sort of weird failure
>> error that asked for my cell number and my password. My friend had already
>> told me that giving them that information didn’t get you in. So I tried the
>> app and found out I could no longer post and was getting really weird
>> errors about that. And then messenger screamed and died.
>>
>> Both of them want your cell number and password and none of it actually
>> works.
>>
>> I’m thinking somebody’s hacked them and is harvesting every single account
>> as people try to login again.
>>
>>
>
> https://apple.news/Ayd0AwLRVSpKPC6b4SWA3rw
>
> Meta service outage causing Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and Threads to
> go down
> Avatar for Zac Hall
> Zac Hall
> | Mar 5 2024 - 7:29 am PT
>
> Did you just get randomly signed out of Facebook? It’s not just you. The
> platform is facing an outage that has logged out users. The outage will
> cause your password to be rejected, but your password isn’t wrong.

That must be why I had no problem. I haven't been on the page for about
a month and signed in without going through all the trouble you did.
>
> Rather than showing a skeleton version of the site, Facebook will
> automatically kick you out. An error message saying that your log in has
> expired will appear, and your credentials will be rejected when you try to
> log back in.
> The outage is also affecting Instagram as well as Messenger. Threads too.
> Anyway, no need to change your password (yet). You’re not being phished.
> Top comment by Mel issa
> Liked by 2 people
> Down for all of us in Taiwan too. Friends in Singapore, Australia and the
> UK also reporting. Definitely more than 300,000 affected.
> View all comments
> It’s actually a Meta service disruption. Even Meta Quest headsets are
> signed out which prevents Horizon Worlds from functioning. In other words,
> the metaverse is down.
> More than 300,000 reports have hit Down Detector since first reporting, and
> Twitter/X is flooded with reports as well.
> We’ll post an update when the service returns to normal. We’ve also reached
> out for a statement and will add if we hear back.
> Andy Stone, head of comms at Meta, addressed the outage on Twitter/X:
>
>
>

On 3/5/2024 8:07 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
> A friend of mine told me he couldn’t login to the Facebook via browser. So
> I tried it (I was already on the app) and got some sort of weird failure
> error that asked for my cell number and my password. My friend had already
> told me that giving them that information didn’t get you in. So I tried the
> app and found out I could no longer post and was getting really weird
> errors about that. And then messenger screamed and died.
>
> Both of them want your cell number and password and none of it actually
> works.
>
> I’m thinking somebody’s hacked them and is harvesting every single account
> as people try to login again.
>
>
And Facebook imploding and disappearing into a cyber-blackhole is bad
because....?

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I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
dirty old man.

On 2024-03-05 20:14:40 +0000, Dimensional Traveler said:
> On 3/5/2024 8:07 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>> A friend of mine told me he couldn’t login to the Facebook via browser. So
>> I tried it (I was already on the app) and got some sort of weird failure
>> error that asked for my cell number and my password. My friend had already
>> told me that giving them that information didn’t get you in. So I tried the
>> app and found out I could no longer post and was getting really weird
>> errors about that. And then messenger screamed and died.
>>
>> Both of them want your cell number and password and none of it actually
>> works.
>>
>> I’m thinking somebody’s hacked them and is harvesting every single account
>> as people try to login again.
>
> And Facebook imploding and disappearing into a cyber-blackhole is bad
> because....?

Because it didn't take all the other idiotic "Social Media" websites
with it. :-p

anim8rfsk wrote:

> A friend of mine told me he couldn’t login to the Facebook via
> browser. So I tried it (I was already on the app) and got some
> sort of weird failure error that asked for my cell number and
> my password. My friend had already told me that giving them
> that information didn’t get you in. So I tried the app and
> found out I could no longer post and was getting really weird
> errors about that. And then messenger screamed and died.
>
> Both of them want your cell number and password and none of it
> actually works.
>
> I’m thinking somebody’s hacked them and is harvesting every
> single account as people try to login again.

Worth a try.. somebody is gonna be harvesting people's Facebook
account data so whether it's Meta themselves or "hackers"
doesn't make a lot of difference in the long run. As there's no
such thing as a free lunch, with social media YOU are the
product.

Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
> On 3/5/2024 8:07 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>> A friend of mine told me he couldn’t login to the Facebook via browser. So
>> I tried it (I was already on the app) and got some sort of weird failure
>> error that asked for my cell number and my password. My friend had already
>> told me that giving them that information didn’t get you in. So I tried the
>> app and found out I could no longer post and was getting really weird
>> errors about that. And then messenger screamed and died.
>>
>> Both of them want your cell number and password and none of it actually
>> works.
>>
>> I’m thinking somebody’s hacked them and is harvesting every single account
>> as people try to login again.
>>
>>
> And Facebook imploding and disappearing into a cyber-blackhole is bad
> because....?
>

There are lots of memes today, expressing similar sediments. Images of
Zuckerberg telling us to behave or he’ll do it again.

My favorite is probably “Wheeeee! Can we go again?”

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The last thing I want to do is hurt you, but it is still on my list.

On 3/5/2024 1:46 PM, Your Name wrote:
> On 2024-03-05 20:14:40 +0000, Dimensional Traveler said:
>> On 3/5/2024 8:07 AM, anim8rfsk wrote:
>>> A friend of mine told me he couldn’t login to the Facebook via
>>> browser. So
>>> I tried it (I was already on the app) and got some sort of weird failure
>>> error that asked for my cell number and my password. My friend had
>>> already
>>> told me that giving them that information didn’t get you in. So I
>>> tried the
>>> app and found out I could no longer post and was getting really weird
>>> errors about that. And then messenger screamed and died.
>>>
>>> Both of them want your cell number and password and none of it actually
>>> works.
>>>
>>> I’m thinking somebody’s hacked them and is harvesting every single
>>> account
>>> as people try to login again.
>>
>> And Facebook imploding and disappearing into a cyber-blackhole is bad
>> because....?
>
> Because it didn't take all the other idiotic "Social Media" websites
> with it.   :-p
>
Sounds like a lawyer joke, "What are 1,000 dead social media sites?", "A
good start." ;)

--
I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
dirty old man.