{"id":13847,"date":"2019-04-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/2019\/04\/30\/microsoft-user-account-security-breach-allows-hackers-to-steal-cryptocurrencies\/"},"modified":"2019-04-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2019-04-30T00:00:00","slug":"microsoft-user-account-security-breach-allows-hackers-to-steal-cryptocurrencies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crypto-economy.com\/microsoft-user-account-security-breach-allows-hackers-to-steal-cryptocurrencies\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft user account security breach allows hackers to steal cryptocurrencies"},"content":{"rendered":"
A few days ago there was news of a security breach on emails of Microsoft origin leading to millions of users getting their emails compromised. Some of the email services from Microsoft<\/a> <\/strong>that were comprised due to hackers gaining access to a worker’s customer support account include MSN account, Hotmail and any non-corporate Outlook.<\/p>\n While Microsoft came out strongly and issued a statement saying the breach only led to the hackers gaining access to only metadata such as contacts, several Microsoft account holders have come out saying hackers also gained access to their emails together with attachments.<\/p>\n One Microsoft user from a Dutch forum said hackers gained access to his Kraken<\/a> <\/strong>account and stole over one bitcoin<\/a> <\/strong>from his account. The incidence occurred on the 31st of March, and per his description, hackers reset his password and had access to his Kraken account leading to the loss.<\/strong><\/p>\nMicrosoft Email Account Holders Share Their situation Online<\/strong><\/h2>\n