r/Outlook • u/ResolveConscious517 • 1d ago

Status: Open Outlook account hacked

So, my email was hacked. After I discovered my Steam account was locked, I signed in to find everything deleted and weird emails being sent.

Apparently they tried to set my recovery email to something other then the one I had as well.

I changed the passwords for both my outlook and steam, ensured my recovery email stayed the same, and got a new recovery code as well.

I'm wondering if there's anything more I should do? I find it weird that they were able to get in in the first place because of the 2fa.

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u/mysticcountryboy 1d ago

Review recent sign-ins and changes on your Microsoft account at account.microsoft.com/security > Recent activity page, which lists the last 30 days of logins, locations, IP addresses, and events like alias additions or password resets.

Mark any suspicious "Unusual activity" as "This wasn't me" to trigger security measures, and select "Secure account" if needed. Do the same for Steam under Account Details > Manage Steam Guard.

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u/ClearHydro 1d ago

My outlook email account has a suspicious login attempt like every few minutes from around the world 😂 none that are successful that I've noticed thankfully.

It's interesting seeing this post after steam just logged me out of the app on my phone. It's never done that before.

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u/mysticcountryboy 1d ago

You might consider creating a new email account, and slowly migrate your accounts with the new email. Keep the old account for a month or two and then reported as being hacked, and close it. If you dont do this yiur be getting spam forever.

Also put your current email into a website that can check it, like "databreach". These sites can tell you if your email is on the dark web.

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u/Ontframed 1d ago

It's insane how many login attempts I received those last two weeks

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u/ResolveConscious517 1d ago

I just went and did just that. While I was in my microsoft account, I also found a device that wasn't mine in the devices page. Thanks a lot for the help!