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Gore1FL

(22,976 posts)
Wed May 6, 2026, 09:54 AM Wednesday

Yahoo Security Alert Hoax: Important, Please Read. [View all]

When not logged in, I have been getting a “Yahoo Security Alert” full page “Ad.” Requesting credentials.

This is a hoax.

If you get this pop, hit the back arrow. DO NOT PROVIDE CREDENTIALS!!!!

It has appeared multiple times for me while simply reading DU posts. Signing in as a Star Member eliminates this. If that is not an option, please be aware of the phishing and ignore it—unfortunately, that strategy may make (parts of/all of?) DU unusable as the pop-up keeps returning as the ads refresh.

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