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* * Edit on 3/7/2025. Brought to this thread by a search?
Please see the Post by Ray Lazarus on Page 6, the post by TheRealMystic on Page 4 and the post by Pituitary on page 15.
Today I received an email from Microsoft saying
| Security alert |
|---|
| We think that someone else might have accessed the Microsoft account ed**___@___.___. When this happens, we require you to verify your identity with a security challenge and then change your password the next time you sign in. |
I've changed logged in, went through the security checks, and I've changed my password, but now when I try to log in, it tells me
Something went wrong and we can't sign you in at the moment. Please try again later. The Microsoft account login server has detected too many repeated authentication attempts. Please wait a moment and try again.
I'm on a Mac, and I can't access it through the Mail app, nor through a web browser. I've cleared the cache, I've restarted both the app and the browsers and the computer, I've tried different browsers, as well as Incongito Window mode, with no luck. It works on my phone Outlook app, though. But I can't access my emails on my computer?
Any ideas? How long do I have to wait to try it again? I've allowed an hour to pass and I'm still experiencing the same issue.
Thanks.
Managing personal Outlook.com account settings, security, and privacy
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So basically if someone decides to spam your account with login attempts, you're locked out of your own account?
I get the same error message constantly and I'm already logged in with that account to onedrive, and live mail, but when I try to access it via edge I get that error. I haven't been able to log in to that site in months.
So basically if someone decides to spam your account with login attempts, you're locked out of your own account?
I get the same error message constantly and I'm already logged in with that account to onedrive, and live mail, but when I try to access it via edge I get that error. I haven't been able to log in to that site in months.
Same here, cannot get in and in the login activity app I see that my account is constantly spammed with login attempts.
Fix this Microsoft, this is not secure!!
Hi Microsoft team,
I also have the same issue, can you please advise how to fix this? I am paying to use your service being able to access it should be a basic requirement.
Thanks,
Craig
Um, so, it's not my fault, and you want me to wait 24 hours to access my work documents? As in my job? THE ALMIGHTY WINDOWS CLOUD SERVER THAT SERVES AS A BACKUP TO THE FILES I KEEP UNTIL I NEED THEM?
I don't know what the glitch is, but I have only tried to access my files from home and I was on another server today and not using my gmail to log in. I need to access my account, so why don't you just clear that **** up so I can actually do my job? This cloud service should NOT BE HAVING THESE ISSUES. I am FURIOUS.
I have exactly the same issues as Draude , have gone through all the steps, have removed password authentication and downloaded the MS Authenticator app to try and avoid the password issues. However, the Teams issues are not resolved.
It just does not log on and gives the time-out message.
Not very helpful for a product used for day to day collaboration!