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Why Microsoft has so dump security?

Merita Herri 0 Reputation points
2026-02-16T22:33:50.7666667+00:00

Hacker can attempt to login in email using different location every few minutes and microsoft suspend the account. So the owner can not login anymore.

Then hacker logins every few mins from different country, but it's fine for microsoft.

Then hacker send spam emails then email get blocked again.

And when you contact support they say can't verify you and suspend the account. It's crazy owner of the email can't reset pass through another email he has linked a long time ago. Also phone number is also useless. Owner uses the same device, in the same room, but can't login, becaouse the ridiculous microsoft company blocks.

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  1. Hornblower409 5,825 Reputation points
    2026-02-17T07:27:32.4633333+00:00

    @Merita Herri said

    Hacker can attempt to login in email using different location every few minutes and microsoft suspend the account. So the owner can not login anymore.

    I am sorry, but this is the only point in your question where I can offer any advice.

    When (if?) you regain control of your account, I would suggest you try a Login Only Alias

    You create a new "secret" alias that only you know. You use it ONLY to logon to your account. You never give it out to anyone, never use it as an email address, never use it as a User ID for a web site.

    Then you remove the Sign-In privilege from your existing email alias so it can not be used to logon to your account, but can still be used to send and receive email.

     Now, if all the Bad Guys have is your old Email Only alias, they get "This username has been turned-off for sign in" at the very first step of the logon process and can not continue.

     1 -- Create a new Log In Only (LIO) alias. Name it something like "JohnDoe.LIO@..."

    https://account.live.com/AddAssocId

     2 -- Make the LIO alias your Primary Alias.

    https://account.live.com/names%2FManage

     3 -- Uncheck (remove) the Sign-in privilege from your old alias. It's now an Email Only (EMO) alias.

    https://account.live.com/SignInPreferences

     4 -- Change your default "Send From" in Outlook to your EMO alias.

    https://outlook.live.com/mail/0/options/mail/forwarding

    -> Email aliases -> Set default From address

     References:

     https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-or-remove-an-email-alias-in-outlook-com-459b1989-356d-40fa-a689-8f285b13f1f2

     https://www.outlook-tips.net/tips/keeping-hackers-microsoft-accounts/

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