Many unsolicited Microsoft verification codes.

Anonymous
2020-01-04T16:51:31+00:00

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I'm getting a few codes minute for the last hour or so.  I've checked to see if someone was accessing my account and there was no evidence of it.  I'm receiving texts from a handful of numbers and i don't want to block them in since i do need to get verification code from time to time, and the number i get the code from varies.

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Anonymous
2020-01-06T20:23:09+00:00

Hi BenjaminDau,

If you're receiving unsolicited verification codes, this means that someone is trying to login your account and unable to pass the verification process. Kindly see the suggestions provided in this article on how to keep your Microsoft account safe and secure.

To notify us and have us get back to you, simply reply to this post.

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  1. Anonymous
    2020-06-17T04:46:29+00:00

    I'm having the same issue... every few minutes staing at 9pm post. 2nd day in a row now

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-06-16T07:54:34+00:00

    I have been getting emails on a daily basis with a passcode to reset my password, even though i haven't been requesting them. My recent activity shows sign in attempts from China, which clearly aren't me.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-06-16T04:40:59+00:00

    Have been receive numerous emails to my backup email address (gmail, different username) requesting a password reset to my hotmail. Checking the security logs, I do see a number of attempts at automatic syncing (IMAP protocol) from various locations around the world). All these attempts were unsuccessful. However, those have now been followed up by these new attempts to reset the password. Whoever it is, they are persistent since I've been getting multiple requests almost daily.

    Sign-in for the hotmail account is already using 2FA, so there's not much more I can do to make my account any more secure. For the moment, I'm filtering all emails regarding password resets to the trash bin since the constant emails are bloody annoying.

    I do think it might be better to have an alphanumeric reset code rather than a purely numeric one.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-06-14T20:07:16+00:00

    Resolved

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