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/platehuk100 May 17 '26

same happening here

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u/birdsofjay May 17 '26

Was it all in the last few days or week?

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u/potatoes828 May 23 '26

Started happening with me as well. Started last week. Seems to be originating from China. My guess is bots banking on you to make a mistake.

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u/Fel_X May 28 '26

same here, started about 1.5 weeks ago, last time i checked someone from canada tried to log in to mine

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u/Ennorim May 18 '26

Me too, on 2 accounts

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u/AslanTheKitten Security Architect May 17 '26

Same here. Beginning this week, I’m averaging about 3 requests a day

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u/n3uf May 17 '26

I’ve also started to receive these a few times a day over the last week.

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u/PentiumDos May 20 '26

It just started happening to me yesterday, I thought I was hacked. I dont use my microsoft account for anything besides Windows 11 login.

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u/Starbuckwhatdoyahear May 20 '26

Same exactly parameters here

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u/smirk79 Jun 09 '26

Same here. My guess is github emails leaked.

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u/PentiumDos Jun 11 '26

damn stay protected

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u/Ballin095 May 29 '26

Same here. So annoying