Microsoft Hacked

[Budlet]

My microsoft account has been hacked. Emails are being sent out and skype messages apparently from me. I have gone into the microsoft site to change my password. I have to wait 30 days before I can change it in which time someone is having a field day with my account. It's utterly ridiculous having to wait so long and there are no contact details to hurry this up. Any ideas what I can do?

[Old_Geezer]

Are you sure that you aren't just being spoofed ?
I don't have an MS account that I am aware of so I'm not understanding this 30 day between password changes thing.

[CrapAtCryptics]

Open a new Microsoft account and then email all your contacts detailing the change

[Buenchico]

It looks like there's nothing you can do about it. See here
https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook_com/forum/oemail-osend/outlook-account-hacked-but-cant-change-my-password/7b17bc8a-4c37-4704-9ccf-240380910130
and here
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/4057241/microsoft-account-why-does-resetting-security-info-take-30-days

All I can suggest is setting up a new email account (with a different service!) and sending out emails to all your contacts to advise them that they should ignore anything they receive from your Hotmail/Outlook address. Give GMX at try:
https://www.gmx.co.uk/

[Budlet]

Thanks for your answers. I am going to set up a new email account. Not microsoft either!