Is the Microsoft account security alert legit?
I've just received two emails in a row stating that "We detected something unusual about a recent sign-in for the Microsoft account" and "someone else might have accessed the Microsoft account..." (see image attached). Seems a little "phishy" to me considering it's a gmail account. Last time I checked, Gmail was owned by Google, not Microsoft. But what's weird is when clicking on the recover account button it appears to lead to the real Microsoft website. Can someone please confirm if this is a scam?
No Microsoft account security alert certainly not legit! (edit: Maybe!) The phrase
"*... accessed the Microsoft account to*****@gmail.com ..."- is a red flag. Microsoft would have no knowledge of someone accessing a gmail account.
- Pay careful attention to the links and don't click on them. They likely don't resolve where they say they do.
- If you can examine the email headers, full reality can be determined.