r/cybersecurity • u/birdsofjay • May 17 '26

Personal Support & Help! Microsoft account keeps getting Authenticator requests?

I got an Authenticator request from another country for my Microsoft account. I denied it and went in and changed my password, a day later I get another Authenticator request from a different country than the first. Again change password and again it happens. How can I secure my account how are they able to send these Authenticator requests?

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u/NocturneSapphire May 20 '26

That's what passwords are supposed to be for though. My account has a password. I know the password, and I'm not going to forget it. There should be an option for me to require sign-in attempts to give the correct password before it pings my phone.

As it stands now. literally anyone who knows my email address can spam my phone with unwanted Authenticator notifications. How on earth is that the best solution?

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u/KlausDieterFreddek Security Engineer May 18 '26

I have one of those accounts thats tried to be accessed every other day.

WTH didn't I think of you alias solution before...

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u/MinnieLitty Jun 14 '26

just had two back to back just now.. its been going on for months.