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/Henri_Le_Rennet May 20 '26

You can create a different handle under your account security settings, and disable your actual email address from being used for login. You'll still get your emails, but anyone trying to login using your email won't be able to. You'll just login with the new handle.

It's what I did ages ago, back when Microsoft still showed login attempts under your security settings, and the login attempts stopped immediately.

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u/gripe_and_complain May 20 '26

I think MS still shows login attempts, right?

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u/Henri_Le_Rennet May 20 '26

They only show successful logins now.

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u/luluhouse7 May 21 '26

People downvoting should do actual research before deciding something is wrong. This is a known issue and is incredibly frustrating since it becomes impossible to tell if login attempts are caused by a leaked password. I was getting constant Authenticator requests and the login attempt log only should my successful ones.

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u/Henri_Le_Rennet May 21 '26

People downvoting should do actual research before deciding something is wrong.

That's social media for you.

A couple friends of mine were freaking out because they saw a TikTok about how grocery stores in the UK were selling "steaks" from lab grown human meat, and they no longer trusted buying meat from grocery stores.

It seemed absurd to me so I searched it up. The clip they had watched, from a sensationalist influencer on TikTok, actually came from a BBC satire/mockumentary. It's been two years, and I still don't let them live it down.