User loses 25 years of data after a Microsoft account hack, with no way back

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Streamer Joshua Khane said on X that Microsoft permanently locked him out of his account after it was compromised.

So that's why CISA used github for secret storage (478 points, 182 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48190454

	▲	toomuchtodo 6 hours ago \| parent [-]
		One can give good advice, and still fail. Institutional system failure mode. It’s all just people. I shared the CISA backup guidance PDF link because Wikipedia [1] did not have a page for it, and so it was most canonical for the "3-2-1 rule". I've created an HN reference for future use as well [2]. If you don’t want to be sad, back up your stuff. If you don’t, you’ll be sad. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_backup_terms#Terms... [2] Data Backup Options [pdf] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48912185 - July 2026