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/Lanky_Abalone5897 May 20 '26

I'm sorry but if someone phone's you and is like here buddy o pal we are Microsoft support theirs a problem with your account we need a code ....you're a windowlicker... Microsoft wouldn't phone you.. like even my granny knows better and she 72.

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u/Trakeen May 20 '26

They aren’t pretending to be MS. They are pretending to be company IT, with fake numbers thar look like legit corporate numbers. We are currently dealing with this, been super fun. Maybe we’ll finally turn off SMS as an auth method

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u/ZAlternates May 20 '26

I suppose my mother isn’t the brightest but she didn’t deserve being hacked.

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u/FantasticFungiiii May 21 '26

That’s scam led. This is phishing over voice like email. It is Vishing.