Account was recently hacked. Is this email a scam?

If you still have access to your account then you were not hacked. Someone in your house or even you probably changed the clan tag without you knowing.

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Also, it is VERY unlikely you will ever get hacked. Most people on Xbox lose their accounts not from hacking, but they lose control of their accounts for calling for fishing scams (MSP generators for example) or they gave out their email and have very easy
to guess passwords.

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Just don't fall for scam messages and never give out your email and password and you'll never be 'hacked'

Yesterday I just recently got scammed out of my Xbox live account but luckily I reactEd fast and I changed the email password and reset the microscoft password and got my account back the gamer tag who scammed me is yo girl know me, he asked my friends and
tried to scam them he is trying to scam other people please stop him.

@Private Maximo

There's something bigger going on with the recent rash of XBL hacks. I'm a freelance writer (mostly covering tech and gaming) and I come from a background in IT. I know how to make a secure password, I know how to avoid phishing scams, and I keep different
passwords for my various accounts. I was hacked, and the hacker used my account to buy in game currency for FIFA, which (presumably) was then used to purchase in game content that was traded back to their original account.

In other words, don't blame the victim for getting hacked - it's not necessarily their fault. I took every possible precaution, and was still a victim of this recent rash of hacking.

This is a scam that originated in 2019. I, too, have been constantly changing my password -- thankfully, I looked up "why I keep getting this unusual sign-in activity" today -- and found it is a scam. I have changed my password again! But this time I changed it legitimately on the Microsoft Site -- not the link provided by the "authentic" email. I hope it provides enough protection, as any of the other passwords might afford someone to hack the other information attached to that account!

Beware of Fake Microsoft Account Unusual Sign-in Activity Emails (bleepingcomputer.com)

Your account can not be 'hacked', there are many ways to lose access either via phishing scams, social engineering or a virus or key logger on your PC. Hacked isn't possible though.



If your still in control of your account, be sure you have changed the password.
DO NOT give this password to anyone and make sure it is strong enough that one can guess it.

Don't use the same email and password you use on Xbox Live on other websites.

Check your computer for viruses.

Do not fall for 'Free Points' scams.



You can call Microsoft, but there investigation will lock your account down for up to 45 business days. You will not be able to play on Xbox Live with this account until the investigation is concluded.