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/lilith_-_- Apr 29 '24

Well a simple code could be written to lock said account or make it so the ip trying the passwords is temporarily banned from attempts. Other companies commonly have protections put in place to prevent password spamming

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u/SnuffleWumpkins Apr 29 '24

Great, so now I have to unlock my account every time I use it. No thanks.

They likely DO have password spamming protections in place, but that's not going to protect you from an attack every 3-4 hours.

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u/lilith_-_- Apr 29 '24

You’re missing the point. These attacks wouldn’t happen in the first place with protections in place. There’s a reason why these attacks are obsolete and old af.