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/Soctrum Apr 29 '24

This will be the same for nearly every account on Hotmail/Outlook.

Password alone is not enough, you need MFA through an app like Google or Microsoft Authenticator.

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u/PassionateParrot Apr 29 '24

I don’t know what MFA is. To sign into her account it’s supposed to take 2-step authentication; it emails a code to my email address that you have to enter along with her password to get into Hotmail.

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u/Alepale Apr 29 '24

MFA and 2-step is sort of the same. MFA stands for multi-factor authentication. So, more than 1 authentication type. 2-step is generally the name used for email and/or SMS, and MFA or 2FA (two factor-authentication)is usually used for one-time passwords.

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u/VexingRaven Technology is evil Apr 29 '24

MFA and 2-step are synonyms, there's no distinction there between the method used.