Misplaced trust in Microsoft security

Question

| | Ali Noferesty |<br>| --- | | 4:31 PM (5 minutes ago) | | | | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | | | to INFO |<br>| --- | | Dear,I used to keep a lot of my private content in OneDrive because of my trust in Microsoft and my perception of its security.One of these contents was information about my cryptocurrency wallet.Unfortunately, on September 15th at 7:25 AM, I found that a stranger had logged into my account and emptied my entire wallet account on the same day.I had saved all my savings in this wallet and unfortunately now I look at this with amazement and regret.Although the total amount saved, i.e. 3,700 dollars, is not a significant figure for many, but in my country, serious problems can be solved with it; Especially for someone like me who is married and studying for a PhD and doesn't have a full time job.I sent you this message in the hope that Microsoft could help me with this.I am waiting for your answer.Best regards,Ali Noferesty

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Hi. I"m Brian and I'll try to help.

Yea, Microsoft admitted they lost control of a private key that was supposed to keep Exchange servers like Outlook.com safe. You might find the following informational: https://www.grc.com/sn/sn-939-notes.pdf. Read the section entitled "How Microsoft lost the key to their kingdom." This hack allowed a Chinese hacking group to totally circumvent two-factor authentication.

That said, did you use LastPass to keep your wallet information? If you did, it very well could be that it was LastPass's breach that is the issue, not Microsoft. In that same article I cited, check out the section entitled "LastMess." Cryptocurrency is riskier than the stock market. I think you're better off keeping your money in a shoe box under your bed.

I realize this isn't a solution, but I don't think anyone can repair what happened to you. I do sympathize.

Note that the web site I included is not a Microsoft web site but it is safe. It doesn't contain any potentially unwanted apps. It may use cookies, though, so be aware.