Is someone trying to hack me?

[Jeraden]

So I'm sitting here at work, minding my own business, when I get an email to my Gmail account from Microsoft, asking me to verify my email address. Microsoft wants me to verify my xxx@gmail.com address. I'm like, wtf is this? There is a link to verify and a link to cancel if I didn't make the request. I didn't, so I hit cancel.

So I go over to outlook.com, and try to login using xxx@gmail.com as my email address. It tells me my password is incorrect. I hit the link to reset my password. It sends an email to my gmail, with a link to reset my password. I do, then try to login.

Sure enough, I have a "xxx@gmail.com" account with Microsoft. I look at the recent activity, and about 10 minutes before I got the verify email, someone created the account brand new, and used my xxx@gmail.com as the linked account.

Why would someone even do that? And why would outlook.com even let you try to register an email address from gmail.com or any other domain they don't even own?

 

[Ns1]

You getting gangstalked bro.

 

[Cuular]

They actually try to force you to use a secondary security address outside them. That makes it more like a 2 factor authentication, rather then creating a 2nd junk email inside them.

 

[Newell Steamer]

You getting gangstalked bro.

You are the OP's hacker.

You are trying to get this thread locked, in order to stop him from getting the help he needs to break away from your hacking skills.

I'm into onto you.

 

[Ns1]

I'm into onto you.

ftfy

:wub:

 

[Jeraden]

They actually try to force you to use a secondary security address outside them. That makes it more like a 2 factor authentication, rather then creating a 2nd junk email inside them.

Why would they have used my real gmail address then? Like if they wanted to create a xxx@gmail.com microsoft account, why wouldn't they make the outside email address something they actually have access to?

 

[Newell Steamer]

ftfy

:wub:

 

[Mai72]

its me.

 

[TwiceOver]

Someone used my junk mail account to post some property for sale in North Carolina. The listing had phone and email so I changed the account password, dropped the price to just under half and changed the post to "Please Call Only".

Wonder how that ever worked out for that lady.

 

[ImpulsE69]

Is it wrong I came in here hoping someone was chasing him around with an axe or chainsaw or someone across the street evil eying him as they stumps into a wood chipper?

 

[brianmanahan]

You getting gangstalked bro.

 

[cronos]

A lot of people are stupid enough to *think* that the email address is theirs although it is yours. And then when they couldn't access that address they furiously hit 'reset password' several times to no avail because the email to reset never came, well duh, it was sent to your address. This happened to me all the time.

To answer your question, a 'Microsoft Account' can be used to login to all kinds of Microsoft services (xbox live, xbox music, office 365, one drive, etc), and it *doesn't* have to be a hotmail/live/outlook address. This is what this person is trying to register for, but when he's supposed to create the account with his GMail address, he submitted your address thinking it was his (or simply a typo). You ended up getting a Microsoft Account tied to your GMail address because of that.

 

[Elixer]

I'm like, wtf is this? There is a link to verify and a link to cancel if I didn't make the request. I didn't, so I hit cancel.

Why is it people feel they *must* click on links in a e-mail?
If you didn't request it, and it wasn't from something you did, then why fall into the trap into clicking *anything*?

 

[SKORPI0]

So I'm sitting here at work, minding my own business, when I get an email to my Gmail account from Microsoft, asking me to verify my email address. Microsoft wants me to verify my xxx@gmail.com address. I'm like, wtf is this? There is a link to verify and a link to cancel if I didn't make the request. I didn't, so I hit cancel.

Whoever was "hacking" was fishing for an active and valid gmail account. By clicking on that link (verify/cancel), you just took the bait and fell for the trap.

 

[Schmide]

^ this

 

[Ichinisan]

Well, OP. You just hacked some guy's Microsoft ID because he mistyped his Gmail recovery address.

 

[Cerpin Taxt]

Omg h4x

 

[duragezic]

This dummy thinks my Gmail account is his for years. At first I was worried it was hacked, but I'm 99% sure he can't access it. He just signs up for all his shit with my email. I found his Twitter and all kinds of other stuff.

You would think after entering your email so many times registering for something, you'd login to it to see. I don't really care as I don't use that email for hardly anything anymore.

I could fuck with him badly but I'm a nice guy. Like recently I seen he is getting some Home Depot cabinet work done... shows his name and address. Then I saw he got $100 referral credit from DirectTV, except it said "Dear XXX, your friend XXX got DirectTV", except XXX was the same person (him). He must have stiffed DirectTV, LOL.

 

[mzkhadir]

So I'm sitting here at work, minding my own business, when I get an email to my Gmail account from Microsoft, asking me to verify my email address. Microsoft wants me to verify my xxx@gmail.com address. I'm like, wtf is this? There is a link to verify and a link to cancel if I didn't make the request. I didn't, so I hit cancel.

So I go over to outlook.com, and try to login using xxx@gmail.com as my email address. It tells me my password is incorrect. I hit the link to reset my password. It sends an email to my gmail, with a link to reset my password. I do, then try to login.

Sure enough, I have a "xxx@gmail.com" account with Microsoft. I look at the recent activity, and about 10 minutes before I got the verify email, someone created the account brand new, and used my xxx@gmail.com as the linked account.

Why would someone even do that? And why would outlook.com even let you try to register an email address from gmail.com or any other domain they don't even own?

Microsoft does this for Live accounts for xbox and other services. I have a gmail account with ms for xbox. I use it with win phone also. I get an account email like that every so often. I ignore it.

 

[ultimatebob]

Yeah, people from all over the world sign up for shit with my GMail address, so I'm always getting their spam and account/balance notifications. I even get online dating profiles created with my e-mail address... I love screwing with those people

I got my account early in the Beta process, so I got my first name and last initial @gmail.com.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Change all your online passwords, just to be safe. It's possible that someone got into something. Though, it's probably random as suggested.

Speaking of hacking though, this is a good read, and opens up your eyes about just how easy it is to get hacked even if you think you do things securely or use a safe password etc... because of social engineering and incompetent service reps at various companies you may deal with:

http://gizmodo.com/how-i-lost-my-50-000-twitter-username-1511578384