My account was hacked and all my emails were deleted

Freddy Taylor 0 Reputation points
2026-07-28T12:04:08.8266667+00:00

Wondering if someone could help. I woke up this morning to see my hotmail had been hacked - with access gained. I then checked my email and found all my emails, some very sentimental to me were deleted.

I've checked my trash and deleted items and nothing is there or recoverable. Wondering if anyone can help?

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  1. paulr0511 47,550 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-07-29T21:17:54.5833333+00:00

    My apologies and if there is no backup that was made (to certain emails or messages) prior to this then I am afraid that you will not be able to recover it because once it has been deleted then the same thing happens on the mail server.

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  2. Freddy Taylor 0 Reputation points
    2026-07-29T15:23:47.91+00:00

    My email is @hotmail.co.uk - outlook. Is that what you mean?

    It might be my email was wiped before though - even though i accessed it within the last 6 months.

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  3. paulr0511 47,550 Reputation points Independent Advisor
    2026-07-28T13:05:39.59+00:00

    Hello, good day and thanks for your question. Sorry to know on what happened and I understand that your emails were deleted after the hacking incident.

    May I check and confirm on which email provider you are using?

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