Microsoft's Online Security Sucks

Alex

Still a Music Elitist

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• Mar 13, 2014

• #1

I just received another email about unusual sign-in activity and that I should change my password. This just happened last week too. What's the deal? I don't have anything important tied to my Microsoft account (unique password, no saved credit cards), but this shit is really annoying. Has anyone else been having consistent issues with this?

 

BoldW

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• Mar 13, 2014

• #2

I hear that Microsoft is going around calling people to remotely fix this problem. Just wait to be contacted and comply with the technician.

 

Vinen

God is dead

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• Mar 13, 2014

• #3

They are just detecting your a hipster.

 

Kreugen

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• Mar 13, 2014

• #4

Did it come with a helpful link to click to sign in to your account? You should click that. Lookslegit

 

Alex

Still a Music Elitist

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• Mar 13, 2014

• #5

It's definitely legit from Microsoft. The links all go toSign in to your Microsoft account, which is their website. I can also see access attempt logs in my account and see that an IP in Houston kept trying to access my account. Must be Ham.

 

Kreugen

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• Mar 13, 2014

• #6

Is your login something like[email protected]/* <![CDATA[ */!function(t,e,r,n,c,a,p){try{t=document.currentScript||function(){for(t=document.getElementsByTagName('script'),e=t.length;e--if(t[e].getAttribute('data-cfhash'))return t[e]}();if(t&&(c=t.previousSibling{p=t.parentNode;if(a=c.getAttribute('data-cfemail'{for(e='',r='0x'+a.substr(0,2)|0,n=2;a.length-n;n+=2)e+='%'+('0'+('0x'+a.substr(n,2)^r).toString(16.slice(-2);p.replaceChild(document.createTextNode(decodeURIComponent(e,c)}p.removeChild(t)}}catch(u){}}()/* ]]> */? Aka one that billions of people named Alex may try to log in as?