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
    2020-05-21T18:55:01+00:00

    Hi there,

    i keep getting emails with verification codes and i havent done anything. I checked my sign in history and its coming from china taiwan and russia it shows all their IP addresses. They keep on trying to sign in and im very worried. Ive set up the 2 step authentication but is there anything else? Some help would be greatly appreciated

    thank you

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  2. Anonymous
    2020-05-20T13:20:49+00:00

    Hi ,

    I`m also getting plenty of verification codes. Please check my account.

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  3. Anonymous
    2020-06-13T20:53:05+00:00

    Do both your outlook and gmail accounts have the same name? If so, they (hackers, bots) are guessing that your backup email address and your outlook address have the same name. As far as i can tell, they havent guessed your password or anything, they are just able to abuse the reset password feature because your outlook and gmail (your backup email) have the same usernames.

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  4. Anonymous
    2020-05-26T10:39:58+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.

    Hi, I have just received 3 SMS with Microsoft Verification code today. I immediatly changed all my passwords after receiving the 1st one. But still received the thrid one right after everything was done.

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