# Microsoft loses Brazilian court case after telling hacked Xbox user to re-purchase games — tech giant ordered to restore Xbox account with all games and pay $400 in damages

> A Brazilian gamer who lost his Microsoft account and all his digital games has won a court order forcing the company to hand it all back, after support staff told him to simply repurchase his library.

- **Source:** [Tom's Hardware](https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/xbox/brazilian-court-orders-microsoft-to-restore-a-gamers-account-and-digital-library-after-it-told-him-to-rebuy-his-games?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a525e751821430392c5b5da)
- **Published:** 2026-07-11
- **Category:** Gaming
- **Tags:** #microsoft #xbox #windows
- **Canonical:** http://localhost:4321/a/6a525e751821430392c5b5da

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