Follow these steps to recover or secure the hacked Microsoft account whose alias was changed:
- Run antivirus/malware scan on all devices
- Before changing any passwords, run a full scan on every PC/phone/tablet used to sign in to the account.
- On Windows 10/11, use Windows Defender:
- Select Start.
- Search for Windows Defender or select it from results.
- Turn on protection and run a full scan.
- Try to recover the account
- Use the official hacked/compromised account flow: select Start in this article and follow the sign-in helper:
- If you can still sign in in any way, immediately change the password to a strong one and review security info.
- If you cannot sign in at all
- Use the Recover your account form:
- Go to Recover your account and enter the email/phone/Skype name.
- Follow the steps to receive and enter a security code, then set a new password.
- If the form says the account/username cannot be found, or the hacker has fully replaced security info and aliases, there is no alternate manual method for consumer accounts beyond this automated process.
- Use the Recover your account form:
- Check and fix account settings (if access is restored)
- After regaining access, review and fix:
- Connected accounts
- Forwarding rules
- Automatic replies
- Use the links in the recovery article to open connected accounts, forwarding, and automatic replies pages and remove anything you did not set up.
- After regaining access, review and fix:
- Add extra security once recovered
- On the Advanced security options page, add another way to sign in or verify identity (extra email/phone) so recovery is easier if hacked again.
- Keep all verification methods (phone numbers, backup emails) up to date.
- If recovery fails and security info was changed
- If the recovery tools (sign-in helper and recovery form) do not accept the information and the attacker has changed aliases and security info, support cannot override these protections for consumer accounts.
- In that case, focus on:
- Securing devices (malware-free).
- Informing contacts that the account is compromised.
- Creating a new Microsoft account and using it going forward.
To close or block the hacked account specifically, access is required; if sign-in cannot be restored via the official recovery tools, closing it is not possible from outside the account.
References:
- How to recover a hacked or compromised Microsoft account
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- How to help keep your Microsoft account secure
- My username and password have stopped working
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