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Gore1FL

(22,981 posts)
Wed May 6, 2026, 09:54 AM May 6

Yahoo Security Alert Hoax: Important, Please Read.

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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Yahoo Security Alert Hoax: Important, Please Read. (Original Post) Gore1FL May 6 OP
Try UBlock Origin CousinIT May 6 #1
Most malware piggybacks on ads. usonian May 6 #2
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usonian

(26,580 posts)
2. Most malware piggybacks on ads.
Wed May 6, 2026, 10:54 AM
May 6

An ad-blocker is not just an eye saver and speed booster, it's a necessary safety measure in this hostile internet.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/oct/24/advertising-poison-hooked

From 2011,
Advertising is a poison that demeans even love – and we're hooked on it
George Monbiot

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