More Than 20,000 Windows Live Hotmail Accounts Hacked
If you have a Windows Live account then you should change your password immediately. Hackers have manged to get into more than 20,000 Windows Live Hotmail accounts and that too between the letters A and B.
Neowin reports that a phishing scheme has managed to get these passwords and posted it to PasteBin.com (an online code sharing site).
Microsoft has also confirmed it and issued a few security measures:
- Renew their passwords for Windows Live IDs every 90 days
- For administrators, make sure you approve and authenticate only users that you know and can verify credentials
- As phishing sites can also pose additional threats, please install and keep anti-virus software up to date
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