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Microsoft Deletes Streamer’s 25-Year Xbox Account After Hack

7/14/2026

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Microsoft deleted Twitch streamer Joshua Kane’s 25-year-old Xbox account after a hack, wiping thousands of dollars of games and his OneDrive photos and documents.
Kane said he proved ownership of the compromised account but received only deletion, not restoration.
Commentators linked the incident to a July Brazilian lawsuit and warned that reliance on a single digital account risks total loss, sparking debate before Sony’s 2028 end to physical PlayStation games.

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Microsoft deleted Twitch streamer Joshua Kane’s 25-year-old Xbox account after a hack, wiping thousands of dollars of games and his OneDrive photos and documents.
Kane said he proved ownership of the compromised account but received only deletion, not restoration.
Commentators linked the incident to a July Brazilian lawsuit and warned that reliance on a single digital account risks total loss, sparking debate before Sony’s 2028 end to physical PlayStation games.