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Hotmail password stolen

Someone has posted the login details for thousands of Hotmail e-mail accounts over the weekend, in what appears to be only a portion of a large amount of stolen passwords tricked into a trick program. island.

 

Neowin today announced that on Thursday, an anonymous user posted login information for more than 10,000 Hotmail accounts on pastebin.com, a site where software developers often share code. The list was removed, but Neowin said the list shows that accounts start with letters A and B, indicating that it is only a fraction of a larger list. The addresses used are domain @ hotmail.com, @ msn.com and @ live.com.


 

Microsoft has confirmed the authenticity of the list and said the details were stolen in a fraudulent scheme - not in any security breach of its own system, scrambling to secure Protect the affected user. Phishing is a big and growing problem on the Internet, in which users are tricked to hand over their login details to unscrupulous actors. These plans have become extremely complex and often involve the same e-mail and Web sites as they come from legitimate but completely forgery companies.

 

"Over the weekend, Microsoft has learned that thousands of Windows Live Hotmail clients' certificates have been exposed on third-party sites due to a phishing scheme," the company said in a statement via e-mail. death Spokeswoman Kate McGillem declined to provide details of the fraudulent attacks the company believed had caused the theft.

 

"We are working with affected customers to help them regain control of their accounts and in the process, all affected clients will have to change their passwords," she said. . "As a safeguard, Microsoft recommends that all Hotmail customers change their Live ID password every 90 days."

 

I would not recommend waiting for Microsoft. If you use Hotmail, change your password and security question now. Keep in mind that e-mail accounts are coveted by hackers as they can be used to search or reset passwords for other online accounts (including financial accounts) and contain more than one It is rich in useful in phishing programs.

 

Microsoft also advises its customers to be cautious when opening unwanted attachments and links from both known and unknown sources and to maintain updated anti-virus features.

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