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Beware the “Reset Your Password” Scam That Starts After You Log In Here’s a sneaky one crooks are pulling lately: You log into a website — perfectly legit, no issues — and right after logging in , a pop-up appears saying something like: “Suspicious activity detected on your account. You must reset your password immediately.” Looks official. Looks urgent. Looks like it came from the site you just signed into. But it’s a planted overlay , often triggered by a malicious browser extension, an injected script from an ad network, or a compromised page element. And if you fall for it, you end up typing your new password directly into the attacker’s trap . How to protect yourself: If the pop-up appears immediately after login, stop right there. Real sites don’t ambush you the moment you sign in. Close the pop-up, then go directly to your account settings manually. If the site really needs a password reset, you’ll see an alert there. If in doubt, log out and log back in from...