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Hamza298
Jul 28, 2026Copper Contributor
Hacked please help
My Microsoft account was hacked today. The attacker changed my sign-in alias to a random Outlook address, removed my phone number, added their own Authenticator app, and changed the recovery email. M...
geoff891774
Aug 21, 2026Copper Contributor
there is nothing you can do. you cannot contact MS in any way outside the recovery form which is beyond useless. i had (and currently still have) a near identical situation to yours and there is no way to recover the account or get any useful help in doing so. none of my emails were compromised. how it happened remains a mystery, but the account is completely gone. my best advice is not to use a MS account for anything you don't absolutely have to.