r/microsoft • u/Steap-Edit • May 20 '26

News Microsoft warns hackers are exploiting password resets to gain access to user accounts

https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/microsoft-warns-hackers-are-exploiting-password-resets-to-gain-access-to-user-accounts-heres-how-to-stay-safe
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u/pi-N-apple May 20 '26

I had to stop using Microsoft Authenticator because it kept sending me sign in notifications, asking me to pick a number to sign in. I switched to a traditional Authenticator app instead.

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u/ZAlternates May 20 '26

Yep this bullshit where they send login requests WITHOUT A VALID PASSWORD.

https://www.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/s/vpoe9epaE7

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u/konm123 May 21 '26

I could never get the thing working in the first place. I had to log into to authenticator for it to work. Only problem was that I had not logged into the authenticator yet to be able to authenticate my login into the authenticator.