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TorLin · 10-07-2009, 05:23 AM

10,000 Hotmail Passwords Leaked Online
By Adam Pash, 1:30 PM on Mon Oct 5 2009

http://lifehacker.com/5374745/10000-...-leaked-online

According to tech news site Neowin, an anonymous user posted usernames and passwords for over 10,000 Windows Live Hotmail accounts to web site PasteBin, including accounts on email domains like @hotmail.com, @msn.com, and @live.com. Neowin verified that the accounts are genuine, and that most appear to be based in Europe. Ars Technica reports, more specifically, those leaked accounts include usernames in alphabetical order beginning with the letters "ar" to "bl". Microsoft has confirmed the leak, so if you're a Live Hotmail user and you suspect you may have been affected, now's the time to change that password. For the rest of us—well, this may serve as a reminder that it might be a good time to do a password refresh, anyway.

XxArmyofOnexX · 10-07-2009, 11:10 PM

phished I'm assuming?

10-07-2009, 05:23 AM	#1 (permalink)
TorLin Status: MayTheForceBeWithYou Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: California Gender: Male Posts: 17,058	10,000 Hotmail Passwords Leaked Online By Adam Pash, 1:30 PM on Mon Oct 5 2009 http: 10,000 Hotmail Passwords Leaked Online By Adam Pash, 1:30 PM on Mon Oct 5 2009 http://lifehacker.com/5374745/10000-...-leaked-online According to tech news site Neowin, an anonymous user posted usernames and passwords for over 10,000 Windows Live Hotmail accounts to web site PasteBin, including accounts on email domains like @hotmail.com, @msn.com, and @live.com. Neowin verified that the accounts are genuine, and that most appear to be based in Europe. Ars Technica reports, more specifically, those leaked accounts include usernames in alphabetical order beginning with the letters "ar" to "bl". Microsoft has confirmed the leak, so if you're a Live Hotmail user and you suspect you may have been affected, now's the time to change that password. For the rest of us—well, this may serve as a reminder that it might be a good time to do a password refresh, anyway. __________________ MTFBWU (May The Force Be With You) - TORLIN AIM, MSN, YIM: T0RL1N Skype: Tor_Lin Visit me at; ToryLing.com \| LivingAnxious \| Facebook \| Myspace \| Last.fm

10-07-2009, 11:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
XxArmyofOnexX Status: Permanently Canned Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NYC Gender: Male Age: 19 Posts: 540	phished I'm assuming? __________________ [13:34] nameless0n: i feel like im becoming more retarded everyone day