Failed login attempts detected email

[migo33]

Hi
I just received an email from bitwarden about failed login attempts to my account.
This is the first time I ever received this email from bitwarden. Should I be concerned? The message says that the account is secured with captcha as an additional protection measure.
I’m a bit worried.
Thanks

[Neuron5569]

No, you needn’t worry; the email pretty much says that the attacker didn’t know your password. They just tried your email with a password that probably has been leaked. You can see where a recent leak might have occurred at: https://haveibeenpwned.com/

You can eliminate getting this kind of benign but worrying email by using a unique email address for your BW account. This can be accomplished by using a plus address, or an email alias. A plus address is like, if your email is [email protected], the address [email protected] would also get delivered into your account. You can also use aliases from services like DuckDuckGo, addy.io, or SimpleLogin.

See this post for further details:

Forced login attempts

@Crips Welcome to the forum! Edit: Please read the “Update” at the bottom of this comment. There are two different email warnings that Bitwarden sends in these situations: Version A: “If this was not you, don’t worry” Version B: “If this was not you, you should change your master password immediately” Which version have you been receiving from Bitwarden? Regardless of which version of the email warning that you are receiving, the fastest way to end this type of attack is to ch…

[grb]

Here is a comment from Reddit which applies to your situation:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Bitwarden/comments/1avn6ii/failed_login_attempts_detected/krbp37c/

[migo33]

Version A thanks you.