<div dir="ltr"><div>While high-profile users might be favored targets of hackers (who are using the accounts to promote scams), the rest of us should also take precautions. This is from Toms Guide on how to enable two-factor authentication on Facebook. <br></div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div>How to enable Facebook's two-factor authentication<br><br>    Click Account at the top right of the Facebook web page<br>    Click Settings & Privacy in the drop-down menu<br>    Click Settings in the next page of the drop-down menu<br>    Click Security and Login in the left-hand navigation bar<br>    Scroll down to Two-factor authentication and enable it<br><br>The easiest way to receive 2FA one-time-use codes is via SMS text messages, but it's also the method that's most likely to have 2FA codes intercepted by hackers. <br><br>We recommend instead installing a free authentication app, such as Authy or Google Authenticator, on your smartphone, which will generate 2FA one-time-use codes right on your phone. Even safer are USB security keys, but you have to buy those before you can use them.</div></blockquote><div><br></div><div> Jerry</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Mar 19, 2022 at 10:51 AM john rudy <<a href="mailto:jjrudy1@comcast.net">jjrudy1@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="white" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;" lang="EN-US"><div class="gmail-m_1069575536479963068WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">This is why I need it, Michael.  Apparently the request is real, as best as I can determine.  I run a Facebook group which maybe is why I got this.  Many of you probably don’t need it<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">John<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">John Rudy<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">781-861-0402<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">781-718-8334 (cell)<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:John.rudy@alum.mit.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(5,99,193)">John.rudy@alum.mit.edu</span></a> <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">13 Hawthorne Lane<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bedford, MA  01730-1047<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img style="width: 1.0312in; height: 0.9791in;" id="gmail-m_1069575536479963068Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:17fa2aa71184cff311" width="99" height="94" border="0"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border-color:rgb(225,225,225) currentcolor currentcolor;border-style:solid none none;border-width:1pt medium medium;padding:3pt 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Facebook <<a href="mailto:security@facebookmail.com" target="_blank">security@facebookmail.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, March 19, 2022 8:59 AM<br><b>To:</b> John Rudy <<a href="mailto:jjrudy1@comcast.net" target="_blank">jjrudy1@comcast.net</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> Turn on Facebook Protect<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div align="center"><table style="border-collapse:collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;padding:0in"><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr style="height:15pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0in;height:15pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:15pt"> <u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr style="height:0.75pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0in;height:0.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:1pt;color:white">Turn on Facebook Protect </span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:11.25pt;padding:0in" width="15"><p class="MsoNormal">   <u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="padding:0in"><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr style="height:11.25pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0in;height:11.25pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.25pt"> <u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr style="height:24pt"><td style="width:24pt;padding:0in;height:24pt" width="32"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/n/?aref=1647694713245949&medium=email&mid=5da91887ece2bG5c47ea2eG5da91d214d0fdG41dd&n_m=jjrudy1%40comcast.net&rms=v2&irms=true" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(59,89,152);text-decoration:none"><img style="width: 0.3333in; height: 0.3333in;" id="gmail-m_1069575536479963068_x0000_i1028" src="https://static.xx.fbcdn.net/rsrc.php/v3/yP/r/nblMrq1jYuK.png" width="32" height="32" border="0"></span></a><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="width:11.25pt;padding:0in;height:24pt" width="15"><p class="MsoNormal">   <u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="width:100%;padding:0in;height:24pt" width="100%"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/n/?aref=1647694713245949&medium=email&mid=5da91887ece2bG5c47ea2eG5da91d214d0fdG41dd&n_m=jjrudy1%40comcast.net&rms=v2&irms=true" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(59,89,152);text-decoration:none">Facebook</span></a><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr style="height:11.25pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0in;height:11.25pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:11.25pt"> <u></u><u></u></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width:11.25pt;padding:0in" width="15"><p class="MsoNormal">   <u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:11.25pt;padding:0in" width="15"><p class="MsoNormal">   <u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="padding:0in"><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr style="height:21pt"><td style="padding:0in;height:21pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21pt"> <u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail-m_1069575536479963068mbtext"><b><span style="font-size:18pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(20,24,35)">Your account requires advanced security from Facebook Protect</span></b></span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td style="padding:0in;height:21pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21pt"> <u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail-m_1069575536479963068mbtext"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(20,24,35)">Hi John, </span></span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td style="padding:0in;height:21pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21pt"> <u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail-m_1069575536479963068mbtext"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(20,24,35)">Your account has the potential to reach a lot more people than an average Facebook user. Hackers are often motivated to attack accounts that have a lot of followers, run important Pages, or hold some community significance. </span></span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td style="padding:0in;height:21pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21pt"> <u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail-m_1069575536479963068mbtext"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(20,24,35)">To help defend against these targeted attacks, we require Facebook Protect for your account. </span></span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td style="padding:0in;height:21pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21pt"> <u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0in;border-radius:5px"><table style="width:100%;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in" valign="top"><div align="center"><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background:rgb(247,248,250) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;padding:12pt" valign="top"><table style="border-collapse:collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:3.75pt 9pt 0in 0in" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:center" align="center"><img style="width: 0.5in; height: 0.5in;" id="gmail-m_1069575536479963068_x0000_i1027" src="https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.8562-6/196149294_2798831693701385_4359765960464275305_n.png?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=6825c5&_nc_ohc=ghxX5sjkz5cAX_8ycDZ&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_ht=scontent.xx&oh=00_AT8897zy9hVxchc4rKxYGtqUuwKABKdtaZbgyhojqnemug&oe=623B0A4A" width="48" height="48" border="0"><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="padding:0in" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail-m_1069575536479963068mbtext"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(20,24,35)">Turn on Facebook Protect for your account by <b>27 March 2022</b>. After that, you will be locked out of your account until you enable it. </span></span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td style="padding:0in;height:21pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21pt"> <u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0in"><table style="width:100%;background:white none repeat scroll 0% 0%;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail-m_1069575536479963068mbtext"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(20,24,35)">• </span></b></span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 3.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail-m_1069575536479963068mbtext"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(20,24,35)">We’ve already turned on advanced login protections for your account. </span></span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0in" valign="top"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail-m_1069575536479963068mbtext"><b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(20,24,35)">• </span></b></span><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 3.75pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail-m_1069575536479963068mbtext"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(20,24,35)">To fully enable Facebook Protect, we’ll check your account for vulnerabilities, and help you resolve them. </span></span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td style="padding:0in;height:21pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21pt"> <u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0in;border-radius:8px"><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width:100%;border:1pt solid rgb(228,230,235);padding:0in" width="100%"><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><img style="width: 0.9375in; height: 0.9375in;" id="gmail-m_1069575536479963068_x0000_i1026" src="https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-1/42087384_10212071602655855_8719337945129025536_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_p100x100&_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=0c64ff&_nc_ohc=YdPR4o7yBdEAX947CAq&_nc_ad=z-m&_nc_cid=0&_nc_ht=scontent.xx&oh=00_AT8nbp9aTMzvvmapFMvPba1LzFM9NI3OI1p_aROqk7PJ3Q&oe=625AE2BB" width="90" height="90" border="0"><u></u><u></u></p></td><td style="padding:0in"><table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" align="left"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 6pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail-m_1069575536479963068mbtext"><span style="font-size:13pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(20,24,35)">John Rudy</span></span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:100%;padding:0in 12pt 0in 0in" width="100%"><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/n/?fbprotect%2Femail&aref=1647694713245949&medium=email&mid=5da91887ece2bG5c47ea2eG5da91d214d0fdG41dd&n_m=jjrudy1%40comcast.net&rms=v2&irms=true" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;color:white;background:rgb(53,120,229) none repeat scroll 0% 0%;text-decoration:none">Turn On Facebook Protect</span></a><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td style="padding:0in;height:21pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21pt"> <u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail-m_1069575536479963068mbtext"><i><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(20,24,35)">Note: Facebook Protect isn’t available to everyone on Facebook. We require stronger security for your account because it has the potential to reach a large audience. </span></i></span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td style="padding:0in;height:21pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21pt"> <u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="gmail-m_1069575536479963068mbtext"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(20,24,35)">Thanks so much,</span></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:rgb(20,24,35)"><br><span class="gmail-m_1069575536479963068mbtext">The Facebook Team </span><br><br></span><u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr style="height:21pt"><td style="padding:0in;height:21pt"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:21pt"> <u></u><u></u></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td style="width:11.25pt;padding:0in" width="15"><p class="MsoNormal">   <u></u><u></u></p></td></tr><tr><td style="width:11.25pt;padding:0in" width="15"><p class="MsoNormal">   <u></u><u></u></p></td><td style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