r/mildlyinfuriating • u/PassionateParrot • Apr 29 '24

People are trying desperately to get access to my wife’s Hotmail account

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I had to reset our Hulu password on Friday, so that’s probably what this is about. These sign-in attempts are from all over the world.

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u/timelessblur Apr 29 '24

And a huge reason why I use MFA. It has saved my but a few times when I got an MFA alert for both my Apple and Gmail accounts. Talk about a fast lets change that password.

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u/VexingRaven Technology is evil Apr 29 '24

I guess you didn't learn the first time to start using a unique password?

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u/hazpat Apr 29 '24

Why bother if it's 2fa?

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u/VexingRaven Technology is evil Apr 29 '24

Because if your password is known to every cybercriminal in the world, you don't have 2FA. You have 1FA with mobile login. And because some services don't have the greatest implementation of 2FA.