It’s just a reminder of how important password and account security really is. The failed login attempts indicate that the system is working as it should. In your scenario, I really don’t think there’s anything to be truly concerned about. Even if a hacker gets my password, they still can’t log in, because they don’t have that second factor. 1 It proves I am in position of my second factor: my smartphone. I need both my password and a number generated by an application on my smartphone in order to log in to my account. With two-factor authentication, hackers can have your password and still not get in, since they can’t prove possession of the second factor. I also strongly suggest two-factor authentication for any account you consider to be sensitive. That approach can be surprisingly successful. Perhaps a different account or service has been hacked, and they’re trying the password they found there at every other account they can think of that might be related. Very often these automated hacking attempts are hackers exploiting data they found somewhere else. Ideally, you use a password manager like LastPass, enabling you to choose passwords so random there’s simply no way to remember them.Īnd of course, never, ever use the same password on more than one site. The longer the better and the more random, the better. The single most important thing you can do is secure your account with a good password. And from their perspective, even if they trigger millions of automated attempts and get in to only one account, they’re successful. They’re typically unsuccessful, but it only takes once to get hacked. Hackers or bots or who knows who else try to access any account by any means they can find. Attacks may be slow or fast, targeted at specific accounts, or just trying things randomly, but they are never-ending. We are all under constant attackĪll our accounts, computers, servers, and connected devices are under constant attack. A string of “Unsuccessful sign-in” entries - failed login attempts - are the system working as it should: hackers and others are being denied access to your account. The only time you need to secure an account, in my opinion, is when you see successful sign-ins that aren’t you. Note that it was an “Unsuccessful” sign-in, so no action was required.
While I have an Xbox, I’ve never once used this example account to sign in there. Look closely, and you’ll see someone attempted to use this account to sign in to a Microsoft app on an Xbox. Microsoft account activity, including at least one failed login attempt.
#MY MICROSOFT ACCOUNT GOT HACKED CODE#
You may be asked to confirm your identity with an extra step involving re-entering your password, or a code sent to a phone number or alternate email address on record. As of this writing, information about recent activity is available via this URL: Your Hotmail account is now handled by, and is a Microsoft account, also formerly known as a “Windows Live” account. I have some suggestions for what you should do, but closing your account isn’t one of them. Every account, every server, every machine connected to the internet. What most people don’t realize is that we are all under constant attack. Honestly, what you’re seeing doesn’t surprise me.
0 kommentar(er)
