Got hacked by a rambler.ru account

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2023-02-08T07:58:18+00:00

My microsoft account got hacked by a rambler.ru account and replaced my original email with theirs. that email address is [PII Removed] i requested a security info change from that email address back to my own but now my account is locked for two days and i'm not sure if requesting a security info change alone would be enough to keep the hacker from my account.

from my understanding too, I believe that they originally got to my microsoft account by hacking my email credentials.

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Security and privacy

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DaveM121 930.8K Reputation points Independent Advisor
2023-02-08T08:33:39+00:00

Hi Keiran,

I am Dave, I will help you with this.

Usually when a hacker changes the Email on a Microsoft Account, then that account cannot be recovered, it is lost and there is no method to recover the account.

If you have been luck enough to be able to recover your account, when the 2 day time period has lapsed, it would be best to ensure you have a very strong password on your account and enable 2 factor authentication on your account to ensure the hacker no longer can access your account.

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Don Varnau 19,930 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
2023-12-31T15:50:36+00:00

Jo Leal wrote:

i got hacked and i need your help

  1. If the hacker/hijacker has changed the email address by creating an alias then deleting your address, now a non-primary alias, you will not be able to recover this account.

Check for that by trying to sign-in with the original address https://outlook.live.com If you are told that the account doesn't exist, you're out of luck.

  1. Relevant article #1

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/how-to-recover-a-hacked-or-compromised-microsoft-account-24ca907d-bcdf-a44b-4656-47f0cd89c245 

  1. Article #2

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/help-with-the-microsoft-account-recovery-form-b19c02d1-a782-dee6-93c3-dc8113b20c42 

4. And... since people ask...

Microsoft Support contacted via phone or chat won't be able to help you with this.

In this article https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/account-billing/contacting-support-for-a-microsoft-account-bb65aa6a-9135-31df-0b36-d6318d6f4e0f 

is the warning that

"Important:****To protect your account and its contents, our support agents and advocates are not allowed to send password reset links or access and change account details."

Don

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-02-08T08:07:06+00:00

    hey this ru. thing hacked my freaking account and i cant get into my account period. can anyone from fb help

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  2. Rob Koch 26,160 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-01-08T20:48:52+00:00

    Someone hacked my account long time ago. I recovered my gmail from hacker but the hacker changed my supercell id to his id as like his id (*** Email address is removed for privacy ***) my account was conected to my other phon but now im not abale to change my supercell accounts plz help me out

    Tasnims740,

    You mentioned the Supercell account, by which I assume you meant Supercell ID as the information at the following page describes it.

    Recover your Supercell ID | Supercell Support Portal

    This is the Microsoft Community and is discussing Microsoft accounts. You should go to that page I linked and read the options there to find the one that best describes your problem relating to your Supercell ID and account. No one here can help you with that.

    Rob

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  3. Don Varnau 19,930 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2024-01-08T17:24:41+00:00

    Tasnims740 wrote:

    Someone hacked my account long time ago. I recovered my gmail from hacker but the hacker changed my supercell id to his id as like his id (*** Email address is removed for privacy ***) my account was conected to my other phon but now im not abale to change my supercell accounts plz help me out

    Please see my post on this page, the post that starts with

    1. If the hacker/hijacker has changed the email address by creating an alias then deleting your address, now a non-primary alias, you will not be able to recover this account.

    But... If your account was hacked "long time ago" you probably have almost no chance of recovering the account.

    Don

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