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.

  • fluckx@lemmy.world
    18·
    9 months ago

    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.

      • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.eeEnglish
        81·
        9 months ago

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

    • Shape4985@lemmy.ml
      2·
      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.

    • Possibly linux@lemmy.zipEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

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