Someone keeps trying to reset my account password

Anonymous
2020-06-12T12:16:44+00:00

I have received three emails over the last couple of days, on my recovery accounts that I use to get into my microsoft account if I am unable to get into it, with password reset codes. Every time I've gotten one I reset my microsoft password but then I get another one later that same day or the next day. I have two factor authentication turned on, I have the microsoft authenticator app set up for my account, and I get security notifications to my phone. It doesnt appear that whoever is trying to access my account has been successful as there is no recent log in activity in my security settings, that wasnt me, showing that someone was able to successfully get into my account but I am concerned that whoever is trying to get in is going to be successful at some point. When I have received these password reset emails with a reset code in them I have not received any alerts from the authenticator app to approve a log in but I have gotten the password reset code emails to two different account recovery email addresses that I have setup so I know someone is trying to get in. Is there anything else that I can do or that microsoft can do on their end to protect my account further.

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Anonymous
2020-06-17T10:39:04+00:00

Hello Guys.

Here is what I have done.

Go to account security .

Under More Security options >> Manage sign in option

you can create a new alias and can set that new alias as primary.

By default, our primary alias is our email address.

Once you set the new alias as primary, untick your original email then save it.

Be sure to remember your new alias because that is what you are going to use to log-in.

Don't give your new alias to anyone..  I think our email address remains the same. 

This way, our original email cannot be used to login.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-06-17T07:57:10+00:00

    I have the same problems, it's about 1 month or so that almost every day i get these "password reset" mails.

    On the account security page seems like that I'm the only one accessing the account, without any "external" tries...

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-06-17T07:48:03+00:00

    Yep same for me with my first and last name!

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-06-17T07:32:08+00:00

    I believe its caused by having a recover email that the hackers know. My recover email is my first name and last name gmail, so a robot can guess that based of my first name last name hotmail! How about anybody else? My proposed solution is to remove the recovery email from that account! I have 3 recovery emails attached to my hotmail anyways!

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-06-17T07:25:59+00:00

    I'm SO happy I found this message board on this subject. Microsoft or Hotmail must be under some sort of attack right now. I have been getting these password reset code emails sent to my gmail for the past 2 weeks now. I just got 3 today. I get SO paranoid that I have changed my hotmail password NUMEROUS times just to be safe. It's a HORRIBLE feeling. I've pretty much disconnected all accounts associated with my hotmail, however, my OLD YouTube channel, I'm worried will get ruined or something, since I had it before Google took over. I'm also concerned about my Xbox Live Account information and game purchases etc. Will all that go away too if I shut down my hotmail for good? Thanks guys! Just glad I'm not the only one with this issue. Hope Microsoft does something to help ease our paranoia.

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