Single Use Codes - repeated email request notifications

Anonymous
2024-02-29T22:22:56+00:00

Why do I keep getting these messages in my email:

We received your request for a single-use code to use with your Microsoft account.

Your single-use code is: 123456 [I changed this]

If you didn't request this code, you can safely ignore this email. Someone else might have typed your email address by mistake.

Thanks,

The Microsoft account team

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  1. Anonymous
    2025-02-09T16:48:44+00:00

    Thanks for your advice, I'll follow it...

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-02-09T13:34:46+00:00

    What sux even more is they have to know your full recovery email as well in order for the one time code to be sent. Best thing to do is CHANGE your passwords at MSN and your recovery to something that you NEVER use for anywhere else, and make sure they too are different from one another. It may not stop the emails, but atleast you have piece of mind knowing they are different, and not the same as any other site, making it harder to just "guess" at it. Make sure it is something off the wall that no one can just guess at it and get it right, meaning no mention of kids, or kids birthdays, and the like so that it can never be guessed no matter what other info they may have on you, and change it ever few months. I actually had my google and msn hacked in the past and is a PITA to get fixed once they do get in. I learned the hard way to make sure my bank, emails, and all sites dont have the same passwords for one another, yeah makes it easy to remember it for you use it everywhere, but its all they need to get in.

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  3. Anonymous
    2025-01-16T16:16:13+00:00

    In the recent activity, I can see the IP address and location of where the attempt came from. Is there a risk with searching those IP addresses or reporting them?

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-11-17T08:43:30+00:00

    If you're receiving these emails to the recovery email address associated with your Microsoft account, then change your recovery email address in settings. It takes a bit of perseverance to go through this process, but it will be well worth it. I have not received one single-use code email since changing my recovery email to an unknowable account. Potential hackers had guessed my previous recovery email address based on my digital footprint and the few letters provided by Microsoft as a hint. It has all stopped now, However, there are always people around the world trying to guess account passwords. There isn't much you can do about those constant attempts.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-11-17T05:20:23+00:00

    I'm getting 10-15 emails per day with people trying to access my account as well, notably from China.

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