--- title: A hacker locked away 25 years of Microsoft data — here's... description: A Dutch streamer lost access to his 25-year-old Microsoft account after it was hacked and suspended, temporarily losing decades of files, photos, and game... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/a-hacker-locked-away-25-years-of-microsoft-data-here-s-why-self-hosting-matters-evdqmqmjy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: A hacker locked away 25 years of Microsoft data — here's why self-hosting matters | daily.dev og:description: A Dutch streamer lost access to his 25-year-old Microsoft account after it was hacked and suspended, temporarily losing decades of files, photos, and game... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-hacker-locked-away-25-years-of-microsoft-data-here-s-why-self-hosting-matters-evdqmqmjy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/EVdqmQmjy.png og:image:alt: A hacker locked away 25 years of Microsoft data — here's why self-hosting matters og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # A hacker locked away 25 years of Microsoft data — here's why self-hosting matters **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A Dutch streamer lost access to his 25-year-old Microsoft account after it was hacked and suspended, temporarily losing decades of files, photos, and game purchases. The incident highlights the risks of relying solely on third-party cloud providers. The post advocates for self-hosting and NAS solutions as a way to maintain control over personal data, recommends enabling two-factor authentication, and outlines the 3-2-1 backup strategy as a practical safeguard against data loss from account suspensions, hardware failures, or provider decisions. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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