Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Hersh Dangayach

Yordan Ivanov Rouskov

David Steeves

Krishna C Vitaldevara

Eric Fleischman

Ramesh Manne

Prabu Raju

Luke Abrams

Winfred Wong

Meenakshi Ramaswamy

Niyantha Shekar

Payoj Baral

Eliot Carleton Gillum

Jason D Walter

Krish Vitaldevara

Samuel J Albert

In one embodiment, a user authentication server may use geo-location tracking to determine whether to present an enhanced identity challenge. A communication interfacemay receive a user login attempt by a user and a current location of the user login attempt. A data storagemay store a user location profile of the user. A processormay execute a comparison of the current location to the user location profile. The communication interfacemay present the user with an enhanced identity challenge before allowing user access based on the comparison.

Protection from unfamiliar login locations

The claimed subject matter provides a method for detecting compromised accounts. The method includes receiving a communication from a sender's account to a recipient. The sender's account is associated with a sender. The method also includes presenting a compromised account reporting interface to the recipient based on specific conditions. Further, the method includes receiving a selection by the recipient indicating the sender's account is compromised. The method also includes determining that the sender's account is compromised based on the selection. Additionally, the method includes generating, in response to a selection by the recipient, a report indicating that the account is compromised.

Reporting compromised email accounts

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