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As easy as 1-2-3: Hotmail attack reveals extreme password lameness

NBR staff | Thursday October 08, 2009 | 8 comments

The phishing attack on Hotmail has highlighted the relaxed approach users take when setting their passwords.

On Tuesday more than 10,000 Hotmail users, mainly based in Europe, had their accounts compromised and their usernames and passwords stolen and posted on pastebin.com.

Phishers steal Hotmail users' details, share them online

NBR staff | Tuesday October 06, 2009

Microsoft has confirmed that more than 10,000 Hotmail customers, mainly based in Europe, had their usernames and passwords compromised during a phishing attack.