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Darkking American by birth. Asshole by choice. Hooked on Neo since: Oct 2003	Oct 07, 09 at 10:09pm 20,000 Email Passwords Posted Online
	Known Accounts Affected: Hotmail, MSN, Live, Yahoo, AOL, Gmail, Comcast and Earthlink * Google say: "As soon as we learned of the attack, we forced password resets on the affected accounts. We will continue to force password resets on additional accounts when we become aware of them." quote If you’re still using Hotmail for all your email needs, now would be a really, really good time to change your password. Source quote Microsoft is investigating claims that over 10,000 Hotmail accounts have been hacked and had their passwords posted online. Sourch This is not a joke! Be sure to update all security settings! News Articles: Google targeted in email scam. Phishing attacks targets hotmail scam hits more email accounts Hot accounts hacked and passwords posted online Guessing this is emails being sent out with a link to a phishing site, if you get an email asking you to click a link to login, always go to the site from your browser, not from a link in your email. ~ASE ------------------- Oldies only Revive legend of the dragoon forum!☼_☼
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Aya Chan Something or other Neolife total posts: 22551 since: Nov 2001	Oct 07, 09 at 10:24pm re: 20,000 Email Passwords Posted Online
	I'm not silly enough to fall for scams, so I'm not concerned -------------------
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Hera Rank: Major II Permanently Plugged In wiki staff goldensun starcraft total posts: 14881 since: Dec 2005	Oct 07, 09 at 10:29pm re: 20,000 Email Passwords Posted Online
	My email accounts on both Yahoo and Msn are dead. ------------------- "The first blow is the most important. It often negates the need for a second." -Agrus Kos
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Master of Chaos. Neo: Essential since: Nov 2001	Oct 07, 09 at 10:37pm re: 20,000 Email Passwords Posted Online
	20,000 is, what, .1% of the internet population? ------------------- Forever the King of Pop.
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Master Jynch Imagination's End s-e-e-k-e-r total posts: 1903 since: Dec 2007	Oct 07, 09 at 10:48pm re: 20,000 Email Passwords Posted Online
	Oh lol. I just delete those scam emails. But yea I was notified of some guy's email address and password by one of my friends and I had to check it out. The guy looked like he signed up for those adult sites and was kinda creepy especially since he had like a bunch of pictures of Filipino chicks in a folder like creepy. And another time same friend told me about this chick and her email address and facebook password so I tried it out. It worked. It was some older woman, like somewhere in her 30s. Worst thing I did was set her status and posted a note as "I just lost the game" and changed her profile picture to a LOLcat because I found it entertaining at the time. ------------------- My Main Blog NeoBlog
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Kesh Still Seekin' since: Jan 2009	Oct 07, 09 at 10:56pm re: 20,000 Email Passwords Posted Online
	quote Master 20,000 is, what, .1% of the internet population? Knowing my luck, that small percant will still be me, .
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The Haz I krv svoju za Bosnu moju Hooked on Neo since: Dec 2008	Oct 07, 09 at 11:20pm re: 20,000 Email Passwords Posted Online
	open URL that contains list of all affected emails. type your password in the textbox to find out if they have it ohwait, you've just give them your password ------------------- He pauses shaving and he tells himself that he is the bomb
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Jahety Neophyte since: Jun 2009	Oct 07, 09 at 11:52pm re: 20,000 Email Passwords Posted Online
	quote Hera My email accounts on both Yahoo and Msn are dead. In case you weren't aware, defunct Hotmail accounts can be re-registered and used. Even if you don't use the account anymore. It'd be a good idea to re-register and change your password for that reason alone, especially if you use the account for frequently visited websites -- Neoseeker, Facebook, and the like.
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AquaDragon R.I.P. 2007 - 2009 seek-o-holic since: Mar 2007	Oct 08, 09 at 12:18am re: 20,000 Email Passwords Posted Online
	All my accounts are safe.
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Vermillion Beauty Will Rise (moderator) Action [DS] Animal Crossing: Wild World [DS] Gangs Wi-Fi Discussion since: Jan 2006	Oct 08, 09 at 12:20am re: 20,000 Email Passwords Posted Online
	I was reading about this on ZNet. Very interesting really. I literally laughed out loud in real life when I saw the most common used passwords. Shows how stupid can people really be. ------------------- http://www.findmadeleine.com/
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Teadrinker Neo bodyguard N'Somniac total posts: 4732 since: Sep 2006	Oct 08, 09 at 12:24am re: 20,000 Email Passwords Posted Online
	quote The Haz open URL that contains list of all affected emails. type your password in the textbox to find out if they have it ohwait, you've just give them your password Made my day ------------------- thanks to Sapphire Dragon for the pic.
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Hera Rank: Major II Permanently Plugged In wiki staff goldensun starcraft total posts: 14881 since: Dec 2005	Oct 08, 09 at 12:34am re: 20,000 Email Passwords Posted Online
	quote Jahety quote Hera My email accounts on both Yahoo and Msn are dead. In case you weren't aware, defunct Hotmail accounts can be re-registered and used. Even if you don't use the account anymore. It'd be a good idea to re-register and change your password for that reason alone, especially if you use the account for frequently visited websites -- Neoseeker, Facebook, and the like. The email I used to register for Neoseeker no longer exists. And I am not a part of any other major website that I really care about. ------------------- "The first blow is the most important. It often negates the need for a second." -Agrus Kos
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Goonjimbo Practice Makes Pervert Neo: Essential total posts: 11545 since: Aug 2007	Oct 08, 09 at 12:40am re: 20,000 Email Passwords Posted Online
	Oh look! There's mine! ------------------- No, not in half an hour you rubber desk-johnny! Send the bitch with the wheels now or I'll fly back to England and give your wife something to hang her towels on! - Lord Flasheart
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Mishimi I am only a little crazy... Neolithic total posts: 6910 since: Sep 2008	Oct 08, 09 at 3:50am re: 20,000 Email Passwords Posted Online
	Who uses Hotmail anymore? I haven't used it in almost 15 years.... ------------------- Mishimi's Top 50 Movies Of All Time Pittsburgh Steelers: 6-7 Houston Texans: 6-7 Do you wanna Cosby Sweater?
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Jahety Neophyte since: Jun 2009	Oct 08, 09 at 3:52am re: 20,000 Email Passwords Posted Online
	quote Mishimi Who uses Hotmail anymore? I haven't used it in almost 15 years.... Sabeer Bhatia and Jack Smith founded Hotmail in 1996 So, more like almost 13 years hehe.
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