People keep trying to hack me

Madara uchiha 20 Reputation points
2026-05-01T20:35:40.23+00:00

My microsoft authentication app keeps sending me notifications that someone in another country is trying to log into my account and i keep having to click deny in stead of one of the 3 numbers. Is there any way to stop this? Thx ❤️

Microsoft Security | Microsoft Authenticator
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EmilyS_726 25,000 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2026-05-02T03:21:15.2633333+00:00

Hello

If someone knows your username, they can go to Microsoft to try to log in, and use the forgot password option to trigger a verification ask.

Go to your Microsoft account online https://account.live.com> Sign in > Your info > Sign in preference. Add an alias - You have two options here:

Create new: this will allow you to use the native domain outlook.com to create a new alias.

Add existing: this will allow you to add a 3rd party email address, such as yahoo, gmail, as long as they are not already associated with another Microsoft account.

Once added, make this new alias your primary alias, do NOT delete the old alias. Then at the bottom, click on "Change sign in preference". On the next page, uncheck the box for the old alias. This means, from now one, the old alias cannot be used to sign into your Microsoft account, but it can be still used to receive emails, etc.

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