Windows 10: access to microsoft account works but recovery email not receiving codes = I can't add a...

Hi For one of my Microsoft accounts I have the following symptoms: I can log all right into the account and use it for O365 BUT if I want to access a BitLocker key or add a phone, I need verification codes... Microsoft claims to send codes to my recovery email not a microsoft email but I never receive them. not in a mail client or on the provider's webmailIt's a chicken and egg problem: to change the recovery email I need it to work at least once.Attempting to recover the account seems overkill and painful because I cannot remember things they ask to put in t

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Unauthorized Emails from my account?

It is more than likely that your email account was hacked, either by a virus sniffing your password, or just simply hacked.

Either way, change your password on your email account. Unfortunately the damage by already be done. They already have your contact list and your email address associated with that contact list. There is nothing stopping them from sending out emails using their own SMTP servers to everyone on your contact list and claiming the emails are from your email address. They don't actually have to have access to your yahoo account or even any yahoo server to send emails to people that come from your address.

 

email account hacked. please help

I have a yahoo email account that seems to be hacked. Following are hacking activities I have noticed.

1) Spam emails being sent from my account to my account and my recovery email account.
2) Recent emails in inbox are missing
3) New emails in deleted mails folder

I have reset passwords for both my email account and recovery email account and also re-installed my mac but still spam emails are being sent from my account to my account and my recovery email account.

My mac was not even turned on when those emails were being sent. No one else knows my password. I do access mail from my iphone and ipad too.

Its my primary email account please help.

Thanks

 

Has anyone received emails related to Single-Use Code to access their account without asking for it?

It's a frequent occurrence. Anyone who knows the address but not the password can try to login to your account and by clicking "Forgot password" they can generate one if these codes. The codes are being sent to you, as they should be.

You can't prevent these login attempts. You can enhance the security of your account by using a strong password and/or two step verification.

How Secure Is My Password? | Password Strength Checker

How to use two-step verification with your Microsoft account - Microsoft Support

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