Adobe?

[Dave2002]

I just noticed this in my email

Adobe
Your verification code is:

73yyxx

Your account can’t be accessed without this verification code, even if you didn’t submit this request.

Although I did try to download some Adobe software a couple of weeks ago, this is slightly worrying. I have not tried to use that since, and in fact since it didn't install properly I tried to delete it.

Does this show that someone else was trying to access something in an account I had set up, or is it just spurious "rubbish" from Adobe?

[mikealdren]

Did they have a web address or a link to click on? Sounds like fraud to me.

[Bryn]

Did they have a web address or a link to click on? Sounds like fraud to me.

https://community.adobe.com/t5/enterprise-teams/receiving-verification-code-that-i-didn-t-ask-for/td-p/11255810?page=1

[bluestateprommer]

I just noticed this in my email

Although I did try to download some Adobe software a couple of weeks ago, this is slightly worrying. I have not tried to use that since, and in fact since it didn't install properly I tried to delete it.

Does this show that someone else was trying to access something in an account I had set up, or is it just spurious "rubbish" from Adobe?

What is the e-mail address of the sender? Obviously don't reply to it, but perhaps further stating the obvious: if the sender e-mail address does not look like a formal Adobe address, then mikealdren is probably correct that it sounds like phishing/spam.

[Dave2002]

What is the e-mail address of the sender? Obviously don't reply to it, but perhaps further stating the obvious: if the sender e-mail address does not look like a formal Adobe address, then mikealdren is probably correct that it sounds like phishing/spam.

It might have been an invitation to install malware on my computer. I've had a few recently from "people I know" reminding me that they wanted to share photos with me - of course with an embedded link in the text. Clicking on the name in the incoming email header revealed that in all cases these definitely did not come from anyone I wanted to receive email from. If I see anything like that now I usually just bin them straight away without opening them.

[johnb]

What is the e-mail address of the sender? Obviously don't reply to it, but perhaps further stating the obvious: if the sender e-mail address does not look like a formal Adobe address, then mikealdren is probably correct that it sounds like phishing/spam.

Please, please do not rely on the sender's email address. That can be faked.

[Frances_iom]

Please, please do not rely on the sender's email address. That can be faked.

If the recipient is not competent to be able to interpret mail headers than it is utter stupidity to click on any link within an email - maybe someone should write a book email security for seniors?

[french frank]

Looking online, users of both Adobe and Barclaycard have queried getting a verification code which they hadn't requested. Both were told that it indicated an attempt to access your account - presumably using your email address. Perhaps a bot that hadn't realised a code would be sent which would go to your email address not theirs! Someone reported having had 79 such notifications - suggested that was a repeated attempt to hack their password. So yes, the automated email may be genuine, but another sort of fraud might have been attempted involving your email address.