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12-14-2014, 04:18 PM
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Microsoft unusual sign in activity email
I've gotten two of these, recently. I had to verify my info to gain access to my account.
Has this been a common occurance lately?
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12-14-2014, 04:58 PM
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May I suggest that you post which MS login you are referring to? There are so many programs.
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12-14-2014, 05:22 PM
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badcompany,
Are you viewing the emails in html?
It's a common virus practice to use html, which results in showing one URL, however underneath the syntax is an entirely different URL.
It's been my practice for nearly two decades to view email headers to determine whether the URL is valid on these types of emails.
After a while, you'll easily learn when most are phony and not even be required to view the headers.
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12-15-2014, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by badcompany
I've gotten two of these, recently. I had to verify my info to gain access to my account.
Has this been a common occurance lately?
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It smells like a phishing expedition, see:
http://www.onlinethreatalerts.com/ar...phishing-scam/
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12-17-2014, 03:34 PM
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You can usually go to your account settings and view your sign in activity. I currently am showing about 4 countries at any given time or day trying to hack into my account.
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12-17-2014, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by badcompany
I've gotten two of these, recently. I had to verify my info to gain access to my account.
Has this been a common occurance lately?
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This doesn't sound legit (or good). Be careful, I wouldn't respond.
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12-17-2014, 07:37 PM
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Originally Posted by whodoyoulike
This doesn't sound legit (or good). Be careful, I wouldn't respond.
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This is the email.
My account was blocked. I had to get a security code, which was sent to me via phone, to get back in.
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12-17-2014, 07:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Mystic
You can usually go to your account settings and view your sign in activity. I currently am showing about 4 countries at any given time or day trying to hack into my account.
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Thailand and Brazil tried today.
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12-17-2014, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by badcompany
This is the email.
My account was blocked. I had to get a security code, which was sent to me via phone, to get back in.
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After you logged in did you review your recent activity?
I wouldn't log-in except on a device which allowed you entry without that warning then you should review your recent activity. While logged in, I would use the contact system admin link to find out if something is wrong.
Last edited by whodoyoulike; 12-17-2014 at 08:55 PM.
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12-18-2014, 02:13 AM
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Before you "verified" your account, did you try to login to your account with another computer (or with a live OS)? It's always a good idea to have a live CD/USB handy.
You might try logging-in from another computer (or from a live OS) now and see what happens.
Hope you haven't been pwnd.
Last edited by tupper; 12-18-2014 at 02:15 AM.
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12-18-2014, 06:28 PM
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Originally Posted by tupper
Before you "verified" your account, did you try to login to your account with another computer (or with a live OS)? It's always a good idea to have a live CD/USB handy.
You might try logging-in from another computer (or from a live OS) now and see what happens.
Hope you haven't been pwnd.
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Nah, apparently it was really Microsoft. I was never asked for any personal info, and I have recently signed in from a different pc.
Thanks for the help, everyone.
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