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To think this is suspicious

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BeeRayKay · 10/11/2014 08:12

Last night I went to log on to Hubby's fb, using a password I remembered from ages ago on the chance it would work. I was trying to Log on to see who he messaged to invite them to his surprise 30th birthday party. The password worked (I was surprised) but then a screen told me cause I was logging on fro! a new device I had to enter the security code from a text fb had sent. I couldn't get that as I don't go near his phone. so he knows I or someone tried to log on, I saw him get the text. it was only about 9pm

So this morning whilst he is in bed asleep, I decided to use the study computer cause he uses fb on that all the time. this time the !message "you've tried to use a password that was changed at 741am" so basically I got up and left him sleeping and before I had gotten downstairs he had changed his password.

am I being over rely suspicious?

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SaucyJackOLantern · 10/11/2014 12:13

With all due respect mate, you're making such a pig's ear of this it might not be such a bad thing if he twigs you're only trying to organise a surprise party for him Smile

AnyFucker · 10/11/2014 12:22

I fully expect a new thread on another part of the forum

"AIBU to think my partner is losing the plot. She is trying to hack my FB, tryign to justify it on another social networking site and thinks I am untrustworthy when I quite reasonably try to protect my passwords from hackers"

InfinitySeven · 10/11/2014 12:29

He'll have got an email reading;

"We detected a log in attempt from a device named "COMPUTER NAME" on "DATE" at "TIME".

Operating system:
Device:
Location:

If this was you, please disregard this email.

If this wasn't you, please secure your account as someone else may be accessing it.

Thanks,

Facebook Security"

He'll have got a similar email from the study computer when you tried an old password this morning.

Bear in mind that the location can be off, as it's related to your ISP. Mine varies between two nearby towns, or my exact location, although I have no idea what changes it!

If he has the Facebook app on his phone, that will prompt him to change his password or add the device to his account, so he probably had an alert this morning and quickly changed it then.

He's almost certainly going to be confused about why you are hacking his account, though. It won't take much to work out that it's you now that you've tried two home devices.

BeeRayKay · 10/11/2014 15:53

I told him what I'd done. he gave !me a cuddle told me. his password and asked why. so I told him. sort of. he doesn't know that we are going abroad and stuff.

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AnyFucker · 10/11/2014 16:05

Aww, that's good. Now don't try to hack him again ! have a good trip.

My H organised a surprise trip abroad for a "big" birthday with 16 of our friends. It was fab. He didn't have to hack passwords though..

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