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More than 20,000 Hotmail passwords leaked
10/6/2009 7:57:42 AM, mynetx
Several thousands passwords for European users of Microsoft’s e-mail and identity service Hotmail/Windows Live ID have been published on the Web, according to information published by Neowin. The Windows Live team states: We immediately requested that ...
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Windows Live Hotmail Phishing Scheme
10/5/2009 11:11:00 AM, Corrine
Earlier today, Neowin reported that thousands of Windows Live Hotmail account details were publicly exposed: “An anonymous user posted details of the accounts on October 1 at pastebin.com, a site commonly used by developers to share code snippets. ...
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Stay secure and don’t get phished via Messenger
9/9/2009 2:08:43 PM, mynetx
Some of you have asked Max Messenger whether there is a possibility to display who in your contacts is “online” but has set their status to “Appear offline”. There is no such possibility! Not even using an additional program or via some websites. Those ...
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A new scam email offering free money…
5/29/2009 3:06:13 PM, Kumar
Given below is an email I came across that is offering free money in exchange for all my demographic information, passport information and contact information. It’s from an extremely lazy spammer. Notice how they are using this email as a template and ...
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Red is for stop, yellow for caution!
4/19/2009 12:58:38 AM, Kumar
Hotmail provides an easy way to tell apart good and bad emails. RED == High Risk== Phishing/Spoofing If there is a red box on top of the email in the reading pane window (see below), Hotmail has determined the email to be a fraudulent, malicious email ...
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Wack Wack and a third Wack…send the nasty phisher back
3/19/2009 9:04:00 PM, Kumar
Here is an easy tip I came across to detect if someone is trying to phish me! A phisher will attempt to make you arrive at their website that looks and feels exactly like a legitimate website. For example, let’s assume you wanted to go to a good website ...
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E-mail scams “from Windows Live”
3/16/2009 2:29:36 PM, Windows Live Dev Team
We have been getting frequent comments lately from readers of this blog who’ve received a suspicious e-mail message asking for their password and other personal information and claiming to be from the Hotmail or Windows Live team. It says that their ...
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A wish and a song
3/14/2009 12:11:54 AM, Kumar
I would find it useful if there was a location on Windows Live Where I could see actual emails that were fake and suspicious Emails that other users thought were malicious Like the fake hotmail account closure notices, oh so vicious. I would find it ...
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When the business card does not match the driver’s license
3/8/2009 8:39:04 PM, Kumar
“Window Live Hotmail! Warning! Verify Your Account Now To Avoid Closure” “CONFIRM YOUR WINDOWS LIVE ACCOUNT SERVICES. VERIFY YOUR FREE HOTMAIL ACCOUNT NOW !!!” “Windows Live Hotmail Member Services (memberservices1.com@hotmail.com)” I have seen several ...
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Did I really win that lottery?
2/3/2009 11:43:51 AM, Kumar
The first time I came across one of the “You have won a lottery” email in my inbox (I have to admit), I was excited. Even though, I do not play the lottery or could even remember entering one, I thought, maybe the universe was smiling at me and I really ...
