{"id":372106,"date":"2026-07-11T12:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-11T19:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=372106"},"modified":"2026-07-11T12:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-11T19:08:23","slug":"xbox-hacked-account-ruling-brazilian-court-orders-microsoft-to-restore-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/xbox-hacked-account-ruling-brazilian-court-orders-microsoft-to-restore-games\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox hacked account ruling: Brazilian court orders Microsoft to restore games"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Brazilian court has ordered Microsoft to restore hacked <a href=\"https:\/\/xbox.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Xbox<\/a> user Ordo_Liberal\u2019s account and digital games, giving the company <strong>15 days<\/strong> to do it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Microsoft Authenticator\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/ab48110c-6261-11e8-9309-0242ac120007\/1053699463\/microsoft-authenticator-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Microsoft Authenticator<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoft-authenticator.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/microsoft-authenticator.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ordo_Liberal says Microsoft support confirmed the account had been accessed <strong>without authorization<\/strong> and that its security details had been changed. Even so, support said customer service couldn\u2019t recover the profile and could only suspend it permanently.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ruling says that left Ordo_Liberal locked out of the account and, allegedly, being told to buy the games again, even though <strong>two-factor authentication was enabled<\/strong>. The court also awarded about $400 for emotional distress, added daily fines, and said stronger enforcement could follow if Microsoft ignores the order.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Microsoft hadn\u2019t commented at the time of writing.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you buy games on Xbox, <a href=\"https:\/\/playstation-plus.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">PlayStation<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/steam.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Steam<\/a>, or Nintendo, this case is one to watch. In most cases, <strong>what you own<\/strong> is a revocable license, so a banned, suspended, or hacked account can wipe out a library you paid for.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The timing matters, too. <strong>Pressure is building<\/strong> in Brazil around digital-only games, and the Stop Killing Games campaign gained momentum after Ubisoft shut down <a href=\"https:\/\/the-crew-motorfest.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Crew<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dispute hinges on Brazil\u2019s consumer-friendly laws and its small-claims system, which can sometimes be used without <strong>hiring your own lawyer<\/strong>. The ruling applies locally, but it\u2019s easy to see why similar protections would matter in Japan, South Korea, Australia, and on Microsoft\u2019s Xbox platform.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Brazilian court has ordered Microsoft to restore hacked Xbox user Ordo_Liberal\u2019s account and digital games, giving the company 15 days to do it. Ordo_Liberal says Microsoft support confirmed the account had been accessed without authorization and that its security details had been changed. Even so, support said customer service couldn\u2019t recover the profile and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/xbox-hacked-account-ruling-brazilian-court-orders-microsoft-to-restore-games\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Xbox hacked account ruling: Brazilian court orders Microsoft to restore games&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9327,"featured_media":372105,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-372106","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372106","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9327"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=372106"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372106\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":372107,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/372106\/revisions\/372107"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372105"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=372106"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=372106"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=372106"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=372106"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=372106"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=372106"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}