How can I stop all the unauthorized login attempts from around the world?

Anonymous
2024-07-02T04:20:16+00:00

I've had a huge increase of people trying to sign in to my email account the past few days. As in multiple attempts every hour, every day, from all of the world. I've had to change my password daily and I'm worried about my email getting hacked. Is there any extra security or anything else I can do other than the two factor authentication that can protect my email from being hacked. It's insane the amount of login attempts that are happening lately. Multiple attempts at the same time in different ends of the world. I've never had this happen before. Will it decrease eventually?

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-03-25T18:48:00+00:00

    Yes, go in and change your primary alias to say an iCloud address or one you never use for any other account. Set a second alias email that has been protected by two-factor authentication. Then go to Hello Sign, remove your compromised email address for verification, and add an email not associated with your alias emails. This will not affect your email account. Make all of these changes, and your international login attempts will stop because they no longer have a valid email associated with your Microsoft account. Set up a passkey on your phone if able.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-03-25T07:09:57+00:00

    I dont have a password, I use the authenticator password less option

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-03-25T03:15:31+00:00

    KEVIN

    YOU MUST CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD IMMEDIATELY!

    If you're getting authenticator messages they must have your password!

    Also use the alias method to change your email to a different one and set it so the old (current) email can't be used to log in. Your current email will still work when you've done that, just not to log in.

    It's explained in this thread...

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-03-24T22:41:36+00:00

    Ive just received a notification via the authenticator to confirm a sign in with a choice of 3 numbers. It wasn't me but yet again this is worrying that attempts are continuing now this 1 via the authenticator. I obviously denied it but 1st time i have had this happen. Come on Microsoft sort this out

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-03-24T13:14:34+00:00

    How do you set up a primary alias without messing with your email and how to disable signing from old primary alias? Thank you for the reply by the way.

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