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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/12063839

Someone keeps trying to access my MS account

Like the title says, I’ve got yesterday an email with a code to access my Microsoft account and that made me suspicious because I wasn’t trying to login to my account. When I looked at the login attempts I saw that someone else was trying to access my account, I changed my password, activated TFA. Thinking of going through and buying a physical key like yubico to further secure my account. Any tips are appreciated.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago (3 children)

I checked out my old Hotmail account and there's somebody in china trying to access it non stop.

It's protected with a strong password and 2fa. But it still makes me uneasy. I just wish I could geo block the attempts or something.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Geo block would be great on unsuccessful logging in.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

you mean like fail2ban? a standard POSIX package since the 90s? that kinda paradigm that MS has no concept of?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

What’s more annoying is that it’s been happening since January 21st and no notice from MS.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You'd think stopping crap like that is easy pickings for AI to sort out...................................................

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Plot twist, the logins are all coming from ChatGPT

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Ita the same for me. I only have my old hotmail as its tied to my xbox account. Someone from china is attempting to get access every day.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Contact Microsoft. If your lucky they can fingerprint the person doing this and block them (if your lucky)