eezeebee@lemmy.ca to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoI started to get these daily at random hours, even when I'm sleeping. Someone's trying to hack me?lemmy.caimagemessage-square49fedilinkarrow-up1258arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1252arrow-down1imageI started to get these daily at random hours, even when I'm sleeping. Someone's trying to hack me?lemmy.caeezeebee@lemmy.ca to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square49fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePasserby6497@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up76·3 months agoChange your password immediately to something you’ve never used before and isn’t similar to current passwords. If you’re getting random 2fa codes, someone is able to complete your first factor, so fix that ASAP.
minus-squarethegreenguy@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·3 months agoIt might not be 2-factor. Microsoft has an option to log in via email code, which doesn’t need a password.
minus-squareLuvs2Spuj@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·3 months agoI had the same issue as OP, spoke to Microsoft who said I didn’t need to change my password. I think these are sent before the password is confirmed.
minus-squareRacerX@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoAnd for future reference this should be the first thing you do once you get one of these that you aren’t expecting.
Change your password immediately to something you’ve never used before and isn’t similar to current passwords. If you’re getting random 2fa codes, someone is able to complete your first factor, so fix that ASAP.
It might not be 2-factor. Microsoft has an option to log in via email code, which doesn’t need a password.
I had the same issue as OP, spoke to Microsoft who said I didn’t need to change my password. I think these are sent before the password is confirmed.
And for future reference this should be the first thing you do once you get one of these that you aren’t expecting.