A verification code was sent to me from micro soft which I know nothing of

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A verification code was sent to me from micro soft which I know nothing of

Anonymous

I received a verification code from microsoft which i have no knowledge of, i really need to know why.

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Answer 1

Hi

My name is Daniel. I am an Independent Advisor.

May I ask, Are you getting a verification code via SMS or Email?

Disclaimer:

This is a peer-to-peer support forum. I'm an Independent Advisor & fellow MS forum users just like you, who are trying to help other users with their issues. I'm Non-Microsoft Staff.

Kind Regards

Answer 2

Anonymous

Yes via sms

Answer 3

Anonymous

And this happened on the 2nd Of this month

Answer 4

I suspect your account is under attack, the first step you need to do is stop using SMS as a verification method, please remove your phone number from your account and replace the verification method with other methods such as email or MS Authenticator app, hardware security key (such as Yubikey)

2FA SMS is not that secure, it's telco industry well-known vulnerabilities often hackers take advantage of. I suggest you refer to my previous comment on the following article on how to increase your account security protection to the next level. Especially, read carefully the section regarding SIM card swap attack.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/msteams/for...

If you still use 2FA SMS for your bank account then please refer to point #2 in the last comment in the following article on how you should go about it.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com...

Kind Regards

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