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neowin.net - 10/5/2009

Thousands of Hotmail passwords leaked online

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Neowin has received information regarding a possible Windows Live Hotmail "hack" or phishing scheme where password details of thousands of Hotmail accounts have been posted online. An anonymous user posted details of the accounts on October 1 at pastebin.com , a site commonly used by ...

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arstechnica.com - 9/29/2009

First look: Microsoft Security Essentials impresses

— arstechnica.com — After a short three-month beta program, Microsoft is officially releasing  Microsoft Security Essentials (MSE), its free, real-time... consumer antimalware solution for fighting viruses, spyware, rootkits, and Trojans. MSE is yet another layer of defense ... (more) First look: Microsoft Security Essentials impresses

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bit-tech.net - 10/6/2009

Thousands of Hotmail accounts leaked

— bit-tech.net — The details of around ten thousand Hotmail accounts - including passwords - have been leaked to pastebin.com,... possibly as the result of a phishing attack. (more) Thousands of Hotmail accounts leaked

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maximumpc.com - 10/12/2009

Microsoft's Costly Search for Its Identity Takes a Wrong Turn

— maximumpc.com — Microsoft has apparently become the Rodney Dangerfield of the computing world: it can’t get no respect. No... matter how hard it tries. According to Jason Notte of TheStreet.com, Microsoft last 18 months of advertising has amounted to zilch. Basically $470 million spent with little to nothing ... (more) Microsoft's Costly Search for Its Identity Takes a Wrong ...

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http://bit.ly/N0Lm9 ... woa! .. i better change my credentials on msn 10/20/2009

Hotmail passwords leak: http://bit.ly/N0Lm9 10/14/2009

RT @doddeed Hotmail accounts being hacked!! Change password http://bit.ly/N0Lm9 10/11/2009

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Over 10,000 Windows Live passwords leaked
TechSpot — Neowin is reporting that thousands of Windows Live Hotmail passwords may have been compromised in a "hack" or phishing scheme. The site caught word of an anonymous post on pastebin.com, a service that allows users to upload and publicly display snippets of text like source code. The post contained the names and passwords of over 10,000 accounts from A through B, most of which seemed to be based in Europe. The Microsoft Windows Live Hotmail accounts include those that end in @hotmail.com, @live.com, and @msn.com. Neowin reported this information to Microsoft's Security ...

Thousands of Hotmail Passwords Posted Online
Overclockers Club news Feed — ... . The list contained details for over 10,000 accounts beginning with the letters A and B, with the suggestion that there could be additional lists of comprimised accounts. Neowin were the first to report the leak, and claim that most of the accounts appear to be based in Europe and include those with @hotmail.com, @msn.com and @live.com endings. According to ...