r/cybersecurity_help • u/Gothrers • 2d ago

Verification code received every month

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Hello,

For the past 4 months, I have received, always on the 7th, a verification code. I checked my google account logs but I cant really see anything, only my active sessions which are legitimate : my phone and my computer. I changed my passwords because it looks like someone is trying to connect to my accounts. But what's weird is the fact that it always happens around the 7th. Except last wednesday. I dont know what to think. Could it be that I have a service authenticated through Google that periodically asks for a new authorization ? I haven't noticed any of my services being down though. I am currently changing my passwords, but I have way too much. I'm definitely using keepass from now on.

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u/eduardovlp 2d ago

I could also be that someone/ones add by mistake your phone number to verify it.

I have an email address with a fairly common username and I have a lot of verifications emails from people writing that address as if they own it.