Tuesday, August 11, 2026

Microsoft Account With Files, Photos, and Games Almost Lost

Joshua Khane (Hacker News):

Microsoft DELETED my account AND OneDrive!!?? After ACKNOWLEDGING that I’m the owner of the account and that it was compromised???

25 fucking years of data, thousands of euros spended on games?? My son’s baby pictures? GONE!

Scott:

This is EXACTLY why cloud providers should be building (and might need to FORCED to, via consumer protection regulation) access for other online backup services into their solutions INHERENTLY. Apple… are you paying attention?

That One Guy:

Honestly they could recover it, they choose not to because they dont give a shit about their user base.

XBOX Support:

We’re sorry this happened, it’s not the experience we want anyone to have when their account is compromised. We have been working to restore access to your purchases and reached out with the next steps.

Running to the press works.

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