Hacking attempts on my Gmail

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7:23p, 5/15/25
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I've been getting a lot of Microsoft Authenticator requests as people are trying to hack my gmail. Always says they got the password wrong. Anything I need to do/ worry about, other than add the rest of my emails to it?

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10:34p, 5/15/25
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Change your password to something long and complicated.
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10:45p, 5/15/25
If they keep getting the password wrong, changing the password isn't going to solve anything. If you password sucks because it has been in another leak (even if not attached to you), change it, but that advice stands even if you hadn't had someone trying to reset your login.

You said Authenticator requests - does that mean on your Authenticator app? Or just the email with a single sign in code? The former is the second part of a 2FA, so that means they actually do have your password. If that's the case, change your password and change it anywhere you reused it.
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In reply to Pinochet • 6:11a, 5/16/25
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Here is a typical example of an attempt as it presents to me. Normally I would login with my regular password, and it ask for an OPT match of a generated code from the app as well, as a multiple choice number. Obviously, I don't choose from any of the options, but I'm curious if they could hack the 2FA without my participation and I should be "Securing the account" as it mentions at the bottom of the pic.
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In reply to Jetpilot86 • 6:23a, 5/16/25
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Jetpilot86 said:
Here is a typical example of an attempt as it presents to me. Normally I would login with my regular password, and it ask for an OPT match of a generated code from the app as well, as a multiple choice number. Obviously, I don't choose from any of the options, but I'm curious if they could hack the 2FA without my participation and I should be "Securing the account" as it mentions at the bottom of the pic.


I wonder if that screen is referring to "whatever the 2Fa response is" as your "password" instead of your Gmail password? Please change your Gmail password and see if this issue goes away.
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7:11a, 5/16/25
This just means they keep entering the wrong password. They may have a list with your email and an old compromised password from another service. They could also be waiting for you to get tired of checking and hoping you eventually hit the button to allow when a good password is entered (I think some call it a fatigue attack). Be vigilant, but this doesn't mean your password has been compromised.
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11:28a, 5/16/25
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In reply to Tailgate88 • 5:24p, 5/16/25
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Tailgate88 said:
Jetpilot86 said:
Here is a typical example of an attempt as it presents to me. Normally I would login with my regular password, and it ask for an OPT match of a generated code from the app as well, as a multiple choice number. Obviously, I don't choose from any of the options, but I'm curious if they could hack the 2FA without my participation and I should be "Securing the account" as it mentions at the bottom of the pic.


I wonder if that screen is referring to "whatever the 2Fa response is" as your "password" instead of your Gmail password? Please change your Gmail password and see if this issue goes away.


I did. It didn't.
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9:45p, 5/16/25
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7:14a, 5/18/25
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If that is a text message, don't believe anything it says.
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In reply to eric76 • 9:42a, 5/18/25
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eric76 said:
If that is a text message, don't believe anything it says.


No, it's an in-app alert.
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2:07a, 5/19/25
That looks like your Microsoft account itself not Gmail. I get these all the time because my email got caught up in the Chegg hack 5-6ish years ago. Thankfully used a unique password.
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In reply to AtticusMatlock • 10:34a, 5/19/25
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AtticusMatlock said:
That looks like your Microsoft account itself not Gmail. I get these all the time because my email got caught up in the Chegg hack 5-6ish years ago. Thankfully used a unique password.


I have a number of things on my Authenticator App. This is from a gmail account login attempt list. They show up every hour or so on this account. I did figure out how not to get notified unless they get the password right. The first one spoofed me to change the password
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