Russian hackers target developer's Microsoft account

[TTn]

I recently got blocked (temporarily) from my Microsoft account due to hacker activity from Russia and Kazakhstan. Several attempts failed with incorrect password, but I don't suspect these are brute force attempts. Those must be old passwords that were harvested somewhere.

Does anyone else have any suspicious activity (listed in security tab) on their Microsoft account?
Image attached with IP's.

[Peter Swinkels]

Okay, that's really annoying. It looks like your image got resized and it's too small too read the text. Also, why are you posting about a personal technical issue in Chit/Chat? Are you asking for help or do you want to chat about hacker activity and their effects on others?

[TTn]

Okay, that's really annoying. It looks like your image got resized and it's too small too read the text. Also, why are you posting about a personal technical issue in Chit/Chat? Are you asking for help or do you want to chat about hacker activity and their effects on others?

Likewise, I'm annoyed. No idea about the image re-sizing, apparently you can't upload images in chat, idk. Why are you asking me what my question is, when I posted a very specific question... Where else would I post this question... If there are other forum members experiencing hacks from Russia, then there may be a pattern HERE to be traced. The only Russian hackers I know are here.

IP's from Chrome browser
93.157.182,184
31.173.120.13
95.30.237.215
92.100.218.107

[dilettante]

General PC?

[Shaggy Hiker]

Seems reasonable to be in Chit-Chat. General Developer could also be reasonable, if you wanted to try to make it a more technical discussion, but the subject of Russian hacks is currently an unfortunately broad one. I haven't seen that, nor would I really expect to. I would guess that they are probing so many places so often that this amounts to random noise. I agree that they probably got some old credentials and are trying them out, probably in a variety of locations.

Images often get shrunken on the forum, but I can read the first one just fine.

[TTn]

General PC?

It is likely that posting in General PC would get the same ignorant results.

[Peter Swinkels]

Okay, I am sorry about not noticing your question. To give a belated answer, no I have not noticed anything suspicious with my Microsoft account.

[Peter Swinkels]

Okay, I am going to have take my own words back. After checking my security tab, I did see a few failed sign-in attempts from places that were most definitively not me. South Africa/United States.

[techgnome]

Unsuccessful login on 6/14 from the Ukraine... and on 6/18 from Thailand...
I should check in on it more often...


-tg

[Delaney]

no problem on mine but I don't use it really. Only for the license of VS 2017 community.