Yesterday , I opened my laptop and tried to logged in my Hotmail account which i have been using for years. FYI, this account is always logged in on my HTC. After entering my user name & password I was taken to another page and asked to enter my password again. Then it showed me that my security code will be sent to my alternate email address which I did receive in no time and using that code was able to log into my primary account. I received following email from *** Email address is removed for privacy ***:

Thanks for helping us verify your Microsoft account (****@hotmail.com)! Here is your code: ** If you didn't request this code, we recommend that you go to https://account.live.com and change your password.

Thanks,

The Microsoft Management Team

Please let me know if it was a spam and account is compromised though I have not noticed any abnormal activity since then.