Account security login

Question

Hi every one,

I check my account activity I saw that there are too many attempts to login form different location !!

Why this is happen on my account ?

I change my password and turn on Two-step verification but I feel I am not safe .

Is there any thing I can do it rather than the above

any advice ?

Thank you best regards

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Answer 1

Hi AshGQ,

Thank you for using Microsoft products and posting in the community.

I realise you have too many attempts to log in from different locations in your account activity.I am totally in your shoes to understand how you feel.

You've changed your password and turned on two-step verification, which I have to admit is doing a great job of securing your account.

If someone is always trying to log into your account, I can give you an additional method:

Remove the login permissions for your current account name.

This issue can be very effective in stopping intruders who already know your account name. To do this, click on this link (https://account.microsoft.com/)and sign in to your Microsoft account, then click [Your Info] on the left and then [Edit account info] on the right side of the screen that opens. In this interface, you can add an alias for your account as a new login name.

Due to the current security risks associated with your account, I recommend that you create an alias with a outlook.com extension that doesn't require authentication. (If you are using the custom alias below, you will be prompted to verify that this alias exists. Only actual mailboxes can be added as aliases.) You will then need to click [Make Primary] to the right of your new alias to make it the primary alias.

To add aliases if you still don't understand them, see Add or remove an email alias in Outlook.com - Microsoft Support

Important: After adding a new primary alias, please do not delete your original primary alias, especially not the email address of the Microsoft domain name, after deletion the account will be completely deleted, as well as all Microsoft products purchased through the account, this process is irreversible, once again, do not delete the original primary alias!

After that, click [Change sign-in preferences] at the bottom to remove the checkmark in front of your current account name. You have successfully removed the login permissions for your account name. You can test this by typing your account name into the login screen, where Microsoft will alert you that the username doesn't exist, which will prevent you from logging in, which is the same as someone trying to hack into your account. Please note that in this case, you will not be able to log in yourself with this account name. Please remember your changed account name. In addition, we have tested that you can still send and receive emails with this account name, and that the sender can use your account name as the recipient of the email and that the email functionality is not affected.

Alternatively, if it's easier for you, try adding a Microsoft Authenticator to your phone, which will simplify the log-in process and avoid password hassles.

About Microsoft Authenticator - Microsoft Support

Thank you for your patience and support😊. Feel free to let me know how it went by answering below.

Best regards

Vivian - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Answer 2

Hi AshGQ,

Thank you very much for your reply! 😊

I deeply understand that account hacking is a very worrying issue. Don't worry, let me explain to you: when you cancel the login permissions of the original main alias, then no one (including yourself) can use that alias to log in. Even if someone knows your password, they still cannot access your account, and the system will notify them that the account does not exist. Only you know the new alias you've added and log in with the new alias. This method effectively prevents hackers from logging into your account.

In addition, users with double authentication turned on will have a much higher level of account security than regular users, as it is a double guarantee. To deal with account security, we should not only take various methods (such as 2 verification), but also pay attention to whether the device used to log in is a security risk.

Thanks for your patience ~ you can try the above mentioned methods to improve your account security.😊

Good luck with your work and have a good life

Vivian - MSFT | Microsoft Community Support Specialist

Answer 3

Thank you Vivian I will try it. I hope it will stop the logins attempts on my original account.

by the way as I mention I changed my password , turned on 2 verification , used MS authentication , updated my phone number .

So this is will be enough even if some one hack my password still can not access my account ?

Best regard