Hotmail HACKED!

thinktink · 19th May 2011, 19:39

Anybody else had their Hotmail account and address book compromised?

Warrior of the Light · 19th May 2011, 19:54

link? google gives me too much incorrect info.

thinktink · 19th May 2011, 20:10

No link. One of my friends told me that she got a spam e-mail from me from an old Hotmail account I hadn't checked in a while. When I opened my Inbox I found about 70 bounce replies to spam I never personally sent. I looked at the e-mail header she received and it said it originated from 125.160.254.56 (Indonesia.) I looked at some of the other bounce backed e-mails and another one had an originating IP from 200.126.133.25 (Argentina I think.) Probably forged. I changed my account password, all I can do is wait and see if that resolves it. Microsoft probably doesn't even know about the hacking yet. I'll wait and see.

NJK · 19th May 2011, 20:21

Hotmail is getting hacked almost every week.

happened to the mrs her account .

fortunatly mine is still not hacked.
but never the less i use gmail more and hotmail almost never

Change of password is the right action to take

k_rock923 · 19th May 2011, 22:10

shocking

cooky560 · 19th May 2011, 23:02

When is hotmail not being hacked?

thinktink · 19th May 2011, 23:51

Actually, this is the first time my hotmail account was hacked. I've had it for over 15 years with no problems until today. Never even changed the password once until today.

k_rock923 · 20th May 2011, 00:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by thinktink

Actually, this is the first time my hotmail account was hacked. I've had it for over 15 years with no problems until today. Never even changed the password once until today.

I'd say that sums it up right there

thinktink · 20th May 2011, 02:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by k_rock923

I'd say that sums it up right there

Not really. It was a 13 character non-dictionary password not susceptible to brute force or dictionary attack. I think the hacker managed to bypass the security, not crack my password.

ShyShy · 20th May 2011, 06:23

It's been happening for ages, I try to remember to change my passwords on all accounts every couple of months.

Mr Jones · 20th May 2011, 08:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by thinktink

Anybody else had their Hotmail account and address book compromised?

They are welcome to hack my hotmail , don't belive there is anyone in the address book to be spammed,

Mrs Jones however had hers hacked and stuff about a year ago, seems like par for the course at the minute..

Warrior of the Light · 20th May 2011, 09:10

I've had mine since 1826 or so and never had it hacked. What is wrong with me?

Widdykats · 21st May 2011, 15:37

^ We are all hating your charmed life. Beautiful wife and baby, no hacked accounts. It's just not right.

Warrior of the Light · 21st May 2011, 17:55

Meh, I wouldn't care if it were hacked, I only use it to log in to a few websites now.
I switched to Gmail in late 2004

Widdykats · 21st May 2011, 22:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warrior of the Light

Meh, I wouldn't care if it were hacked, I only use it to log in to a few websites now.
I switched to Gmail in late 2004

That was not my point!

Warrior of the Light · 23rd May 2011, 17:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Widdykats

That was not my point!

I know, and I do know you were joking. But I also know there are people who don't share my current amount of happiness and I don't want to separate myself too much from them. Perhaps I should just ignore it but I'm not that good at feeling happy.

Widdykats · 24th May 2011, 07:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warrior of the Light

I know, and I do know you were joking. But I also know there are people who don't share my current amount of happiness and I don't want to separate myself too much from them. Perhaps I should just ignore it but I'm not that good at feeling happy.

Ok! Get up and go look at baby Rachel....Ya' lookin? You smiling? There!

timewarptickers · 21st May 2011, 22:18

They can also just spoof that the e-mail was sent from your account, you may not have been hacked.

timewarptickers · 21st May 2011, 22:27

Didn't Hotmail get replaced with Windows Live in 2009 or was that just a nightmare I had?

ShyShy · 22nd May 2011, 02:09

You're living your nightmare.

cooky560 · 22nd May 2011, 10:09

Hotmail = Windows Live. For a while (and possibly still?) the Web Service was called Windows Live Hotmail to seperate it from the Mail app in the Windows Live suite

supernal · 24th May 2011, 02:26

It hasn't happened to me but then again I've always erred on the side of caution. Sorry to hear that things got out of hand.

Digimon23 · 24th May 2011, 11:12

Hey everyone

my hotmail was not hacked at all

thankgod for that

Widdykats · 24th May 2011, 14:17

^ Uh...Good!

NJK · 24th May 2011, 17:34

nope , his hotmail was not hacked but his account was banned......

depends on what is more important for a person.

Warrior of the Light · 24th May 2011, 19:29

Smiling

Widdykats · 25th May 2011, 00:52

^Prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Too-DAMN-Much · 26th May 2011, 22:49

hotmail insecure, this is news nowadays?
must be something in the water....

cooky560 · 27th May 2011, 01:06

This is why everyone should get yahoo mail </sarcasm>

Too-DAMN-Much · 27th May 2011, 04:38

yeah because any email that assumes you have another email when you register for it couldn't be a disposable trashmail carrier [/derp-idiocy]

rockouthippie · 27th May 2011, 05:23

Quote:

I looked at the e-mail header she received and it said it originated from 125.160.254.56 (Indonesia.)

That means it didn't originate from Hotmail. A sender can address email any way they want. I'd look at how your contact list got public.

I use gmail, but you'd never know. My pop server forwards all me@mydomain.com emails to me@gmail.com. The gmail account is set to send me@mydomain.com "from" and "reply-to" fields. It's like a stamped letter. I can put any return address on it.

I think it's more likely that your machine is a spybot or trojan than that hotmail got hacked. Run a scan on the computer, and whether it is or isn't contaminated, change every password on everything you use.

It's even possible that her computer contained your email address. No better way to get around a spam filter than to get mail from trusted addresses. It might be her own email that got compromised too.

Check your computer. Tell her to check hers. Everybody who gets spams from your address should do the same. These things are intentionally contagious.

19th May 2011, 19:39	#1
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19th May 2011, 20:10	#3
thinktink Forum King Join Date: May 2009 Location: No longer on the streets of Kings County, CA. Posts: 3,087	No link. One of my friends told me that she got a spam e-mail from me from an old Hotmail account I hadn't checked in a while. When I opened my Inbox I found about 70 bounce replies to spam I never personally sent. I looked at the e-mail header she received and it said it originated from 125.160.254.56 (Indonesia.) I looked at some of the other bounce backed e-mails and another one had an originating IP from 200.126.133.25 (Argentina I think.) Probably forged. I changed my account password, all I can do is wait and see if that resolves it. Microsoft probably doesn't even know about the hacking yet. I'll wait and see. \| Opus Audio Codec plugins 2.0 \| Embedded Album Art \| DiskWrite \| \| Save your playlist first! \| Live voice-over \| X-Fade 2.4 \| \| AterKast (Source DSP) \| More of my stuff... \|

19th May 2011, 20:21	#4
NJK FRISIAN (MOD) Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: in a house Posts: 16,104	Hotmail is getting hacked almost every week. happened to the mrs her account . fortunatly mine is still not hacked. but never the less i use gmail more and hotmail almost never Change of password is the right action to take Each Thursday a new show on Celtica Radio with Darkwave music. WINAMP SHOUTCAST

19th May 2011, 22:10	#5
k_rock923 \m/ (Forum King) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: /bin/bash Posts: 7,850	shocking Never underestimate the bandwidth of a station wagon full of tapes hurtling down the highway.

19th May 2011, 23:02	#6
cooky560 Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Around Posts: 1,181	When is hotmail not being hacked? Cooky560 - Making Pointless Posts since 8/12/ 2002 WWW. Victory Requires no explanation, defeat allows none. All that Evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing

19th May 2011, 23:51	#7
thinktink Forum King Join Date: May 2009 Location: No longer on the streets of Kings County, CA. Posts: 3,087	Actually, this is the first time my hotmail account was hacked. I've had it for over 15 years with no problems until today. Never even changed the password once until today. \| Opus Audio Codec plugins 2.0 \| Embedded Album Art \| DiskWrite \| \| Save your playlist first! \| Live voice-over \| X-Fade 2.4 \| \| AterKast (Source DSP) \| More of my stuff... \|

20th May 2011, 06:23	#10
ShyShy Amazon Bush Woman Forum Queen Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Sticks, Queensland Posts: 8,066	It's been happening for ages, I try to remember to change my passwords on all accounts every couple of months.

20th May 2011, 09:10	#12
Warrior of the Light Forum King Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,121	I've had mine since 1826 or so and never had it hacked. What is wrong with me? Jesus loves you [yes, you] so much, he even died for you so that you will not need to die, but live forever

21st May 2011, 15:37	#13
Widdykats The Forum Slut Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A place that invites a post pumping whore from NY Posts: 15,787	^ We are all hating your charmed life. Beautiful wife and baby, no hacked accounts. It's just not right.

21st May 2011, 17:55	#14
Warrior of the Light Forum King Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,121	Meh, I wouldn't care if it were hacked, I only use it to log in to a few websites now. I switched to Gmail in late 2004 Jesus loves you [yes, you] so much, he even died for you so that you will not need to die, but live forever

21st May 2011, 22:18	#18
timewarptickers Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Jacksonsutt, FL Posts: 23	They can also just spoof that the e-mail was sent from your account, you may not have been hacked.

21st May 2011, 22:27	#19
timewarptickers Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Jacksonsutt, FL Posts: 23	Didn't Hotmail get replaced with Windows Live in 2009 or was that just a nightmare I had?

22nd May 2011, 02:09	#20
ShyShy Amazon Bush Woman Forum Queen Join Date: May 2003 Location: The Sticks, Queensland Posts: 8,066	You're living your nightmare.

22nd May 2011, 10:09	#21
cooky560 Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Around Posts: 1,181	Hotmail = Windows Live. For a while (and possibly still?) the Web Service was called Windows Live Hotmail to seperate it from the Mail app in the Windows Live suite Cooky560 - Making Pointless Posts since 8/12/ 2002 WWW. Victory Requires no explanation, defeat allows none. All that Evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing

24th May 2011, 02:26	#22
supernal Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 2	It hasn't happened to me but then again I've always erred on the side of caution. Sorry to hear that things got out of hand.

24th May 2011, 11:12	#23
Digimon23 Banned Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 3	Hey everyone my hotmail was not hacked at all thankgod for that

24th May 2011, 14:17	#24
Widdykats The Forum Slut Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A place that invites a post pumping whore from NY Posts: 15,787	^ Uh...Good!

24th May 2011, 17:34	#25
NJK FRISIAN (MOD) Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: in a house Posts: 16,104	nope , his hotmail was not hacked but his account was banned...... depends on what is more important for a person. Each Thursday a new show on Celtica Radio with Darkwave music. WINAMP SHOUTCAST

24th May 2011, 19:29	#26
Warrior of the Light Forum King Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,121	Smiling Jesus loves you [yes, you] so much, he even died for you so that you will not need to die, but live forever

25th May 2011, 00:52	#27
Widdykats The Forum Slut Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: A place that invites a post pumping whore from NY Posts: 15,787	^*Prrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr*

26th May 2011, 22:49	#28
Too-DAMN-Much The Big Bad Boots (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 420 Big Buds Way Posts: 3,964	hotmail insecure, this is news nowadays? must be something in the water.... I hate everyone, so you don't have to.

27th May 2011, 01:06	#29
cooky560 Major Dude Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Around Posts: 1,181	This is why everyone should get yahoo mail </sarcasm> Cooky560 - Making Pointless Posts since 8/12/ 2002 WWW. Victory Requires no explanation, defeat allows none. All that Evil needs to triumph is for good men to do nothing

27th May 2011, 04:38	#30
Too-DAMN-Much The Big Bad Boots (Forum King) Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: 420 Big Buds Way Posts: 3,964	yeah because any email that assumes you have another email when you register for it couldn't be a disposable trashmail carrier [/derp-idiocy] I hate everyone, so you don't have to.

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