Microsoft Authenticator
A Microsoft app for iOS and Android devices that enables authentication with two-factor verification, phone sign-in, and code generation.
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I’ve been hacked
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Alisa De Faria
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I was called yesterday by someone pretending to offer me a mobile phone contract upgrade. They already had my number and they had me confirm my name and email address. They then sent me a code to my phone which they asked me to read out. I noticed the text was from Microsoft so thought it was a verification code. I now believe that they used Microsoft Authenticator to hack my email and they were then able to get into my email address/mobile phone account/paypal etc etc. I think I have sorted out my mobile phone account and have frozen my bank card and PayPal account for now. I have changed all the passwords that I can think of but wondered if I can do anything about Microsoft Authenticator as I believe that’s what they used.
any advice please?
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