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My old microsoft account got hacked out of nowhere!

When I was playing in Minecraft on Windows 11 after maybe 3 hours later this happened! My windows appears the notification, my old account asked me for verify if it's me. But someone changed alias strange! It was not me changed this alias. Then, i try to…

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asked 2026-04-09T04:17:21.39+00:00
Rafael Figueiredo 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-04-09T14:05:25.6533333+00:00
Chloe-V 7,245 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Richiesta urgente di ripristino completo email inviate: GRAVE scomparsa completa posta inviata

Gentile supporto Microsoft, scrivo perché mi trovo in una situazione davvero critica con il mio account Outlook. Da stamattina la cartella “Posta inviata” è completamente vuota. Parliamo di email accumulate nel corso di molti anni, alcune anche molto…

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asked 2026-04-09T13:49:27.23+00:00
RobyBorry 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T13:49:37.49+00:00
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hacked account

my another account has been hacked. hacker changed password and email

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asked 2026-04-09T13:39:59.62+00:00
František Omáčka 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T13:40:20.89+00:00
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I want my account back!

My account was hacked over 2 weeks ago. I had a family group with my son and bunches of my family including my young nieces and nephews. I also had Minecraft and bunches of skins and etc. I want my email changed from the hackers to my own. They say they…

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asked 2026-04-09T02:02:30.8433333+00:00
imagxinary 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T13:29:36.3766667+00:00
Chloe-V 7,245 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Unusual activity alerts NOT getting triggered on outlook web account

Hello, I don't see any "Unusual activity alerts" getting triggered on my Outlook web account for the last few months. The account has a complex password, and second-factor authentication has been enabled to enhance security. Over the last year,…

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asked 2026-04-09T13:18:58.4266667+00:00
Anshul Tiwari 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T13:19:24.45+00:00
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outlook password recovery

I was required to create an outlook email account in order to download and install 365. I never used this email account other than for that reason and am trying to recover the password in order to re-download 365. The problem is that in order to recover…

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asked 2026-04-09T13:18:51.5266667+00:00
Graham Conner 20 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T13:19:10.9933333+00:00
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My mom cannot log in to her Outlook account. We have submitted two forms. She is not getting the codes to her cell phone.

How can we get in touch with actual support? #loginhelp #cannotlogin

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asked 2026-04-05T21:54:59.01+00:00
Molly Hair 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-04-09T13:16:51.19+00:00
Molly Hair 20 Reputation points
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My account got hacked

After a Malware Infect my PC my account got Hacked I'm trying to recover it but the recover service denial my request every time. The mail was change by a temporal/disposal email, provide by legenmail as you can see in the image Evidence that the…

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asked 2026-03-27T12:15:04.8866667+00:00
Master Z 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-04-09T12:46:36.6833333+00:00
Valeria Putuntica (BLUEHAWK LLC) 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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MY Microsoft account is hacked. The hacker set up 2FA to a mail that he created.

The mail address that the hacker created for 2FA is not an official mail address. Every time that I attempt to log on to my Microsoft account he gets the notification and bombards me with email flood and spam emails.

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asked 2026-04-09T11:45:13.39+00:00
Johan Rossouw 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T12:24:03.6533333+00:00
DaveM121 862.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Account with 2 step verification has been hacked

I got scammed by a phishing text. Entered email and phone number before realising it was a scam. My account has 2 step verification, was set up ages ago and clearly I didn’t understand what I was doing as I used the same mobile number twice (the one I…

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asked 2026-04-09T11:30:38.4333333+00:00
SR 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T12:12:56.0233333+00:00
DaveM121 862.2K Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Someone is using my email address. The diagnostic # is ljewaw. Please boot them out of my account

Someone is using my email address. The diagnostic # is ljewaw. Please boot them out of my account. I have tried various suggestions and cant do it

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asked 2026-04-09T11:44:02.8133333+00:00
Lynn Hartt 20 Reputation points
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How can you override the 30 day waiting period to update security info

I recently updated my computer and when it restarted it said I needed to update my pin and the only way to do that was to send an Email to an account that no longer exists. I then attempted to add my phone number instead and it is now saying I need to…

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asked 2025-11-21T13:07:30.23+00:00
Matthew Tatian 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-09T07:54:09.6266667+00:00
Nicolas Hutin 0 Reputation points
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Got this message

I got this message when trying to sign into my account on a new device. Where do I go to find this number? Check your Outlook app 68 In your Microsoft app on your mobile device, select the number shown to sign in.

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asked 2026-04-09T07:06:39.47+00:00
DragonFairee 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T07:53:07.4233333+00:00
Gunasekar N 63,880 Reputation points Independent Advisor
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Can't sign into my account.

Whenever I try to sign into my microsoft account via the xbox app this pops up. That is not my email address. When I try to sign in on microsoft website this is the message I get. I've tried the troubleshoot sign in and it says nothing is wrong with my…

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asked 2026-03-29T19:07:37.6066667+00:00
Austin Selfridge 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-09T07:29:59.8033333+00:00
Chloe-V 7,245 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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i need help to get my account back

my main microsoft account [Moderator Note: Personal Info Removed]@hotmail.com got either deleted or hacked. i cant sign in it says it doesnt exist when i create it says it exists i have like 13k points i can tlose it

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asked 2026-04-05T13:43:19.89+00:00
Dylan Cao 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-09T06:49:54.5033333+00:00
Chloe-V 7,245 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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why cant i sign into my mincraft/xbox/one drive?

I have been trying to get into my Minecraft /one drive/ Xbox account for a few days, but it keeps showing an outlook with my Minecraft account user on it, and i cant get into it. i don't know the password. i was wondering if anyone could help me…

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asked 2026-04-05T20:54:48.0566667+00:00
Jesse Williams 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-04-09T06:44:41.4266667+00:00
Winnie-B 7,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Hate AI not helping at all

I can’t prove I am me want to talk to a person sick and tired of this AI spent £199 on PS5 game can’t get the bonus because when I put in the password computer says no I want to talk to someone

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asked 2026-04-07T18:17:51.5866667+00:00
Damon Geeson 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-09T06:43:25.0266667+00:00
Chloe-V 7,245 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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witam mam problem z zalogowaniem się na aplikacje xbox

Ostatnimi czasem ktoś ukradł mi email i usuną mój email niestety pomoc techniczna microsoft nie pomogła, nawet nic z tym nie zrobiła aby odzyskać stary email lub zmienić nowy email który podał haker ale to mniejsza o to, gdy próbuje logować się na…

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asked 2026-03-01T18:51:55.55+00:00
michal 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-04-09T06:34:21.0033333+00:00
Winnie-B 7,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Cant LogIn to accaunt

I cant logIn to my accaunt microsoft, but your form doesnt help me

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asked 2026-04-08T18:42:14.9133333+00:00
Mr. Talsorian 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-04-09T05:16:43.44+00:00
Winnie-B 7,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Outlook rejecting emails from addresses on my safe sender list

I am having issues with emails from a business account being rejected when they are sent to my outlook account. The emails are received by others, but not by me. The sender is on my safe sender list. Any ideas please.

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asked 2026-04-07T10:46:14.4766667+00:00
MaryH 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-04-09T05:16:37.7733333+00:00
Winnie-B 7,100 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator