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
    2025-03-25T18:49:56+00:00

    Did you change your primary alias as in my reply below?

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  3. Hal Hostetler MVP-Outlook 12,011 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2025-03-29T17:29:35+00:00

    Please have a look at the article, it has full instructions on how to set this all up:

    Keeping Hackers out of Microsoft accounts - Outlook Tips

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  4. Anonymous
    2025-03-29T18:05:47+00:00

    Thanks, I tried everything, after I created a new profile and made it primary, I never used it for anything except to login. It only took a week before they got ahold of that one. I use double verification and no password, so they have never been successful. So annoying, it must be a Microsoft hack. It is happening to so many! Thanks anyway.

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  5. Anonymous
    2025-03-29T19:01:11+00:00

    It seems to me that if you choose the no-password route with a 2 Factor Authentication, it becomes way more intrusive for the user than having a password and 2 Factor Authentication, because you're constantly being made aware that there are login attempts.

    I appreciate that given the latter method there is a slight element of "ignorance is bliss", but I'd rathe have that than constantly being asked to authenticate (which in itself carries a further risk).

    However irritating it might be it's worth choosing an alias (or trying an alias) that is fairly complex - as long as you can remember it.

    I don't know how on earth they (the hackers) would get hold of the new alias as long as it's not posted or used to log into anywhere, unless MS servers are being hacked or your computer isn't clean.

    (Important: You must disable the "hack-attempted" email address from being used to log in.)

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