Hotmail Hacked

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Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday August 20, 2001 @10:29AM from the it-happened-again dept.

SyD writes " Apparently there is a major security hole on Hotmail that could allow crackers to read your e-mail. A hacking group known as root core discovered the hole and reported it to Microsoft. " This isn't the first time that the folks who are gonna give us a internet wide universal login system had a hole. The funny part is that I posted a story almost exactly like this like 2 years ago, and about once a week, someone emails me and says "I think my boyfriend/girlfriend is cheating on me and I really need to know the backdoor into hotmail to find out". No I'm not kidding. You can't make that stuff up.

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The Registers Have Similar Article by robbyjo · 2001-08-20 10:37 · Score: 1, Redundant

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No Kidding... by Greyfox · 2001-08-20 10:53 · Score: 0, Redundant

I was all set to flame about this story being a year old. Oops. It's a different one. Sorry. My bad.

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Leads right into Passport. by Pinball+Wizard · 2001-08-20 10:57 · Score: 1, Redundant

Don't forget, with your hotmail account, you automatically have a Microsoft Passport created for you!

With Passport, a single sign on can access all your credit cards, bank accounts, medical history, and other pertinent data! And who better than Microsoft to trust all your personal data to? You'll never again have to worry about who has your personal information because you have the power of Microsoft to secure it and manage it for you.

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One day... by MasterOfDisaster · 2001-08-20 11:01 · Score: 0, Redundant

One day, people will STOP TRUSTING MICROSOFT WITH ANYTHING!$$@#@
I'm sorry...but, when MS isnt selling all your info to someone, they let the hackers have it...
has MS sued the finders of this backdoor yet?

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If they hacked my account... by MrBlack · 2001-08-20 11:03 · Score: 2, Redundant
All they'd see is SPAM!
- form Horny1673_@somemadeupdomain.com Free Britney Spears Hardcore!
- from Blah684yi8s@anothercrapdomain.com Consolodate your debt now!
- from gr33r5s@hotmail.com Attract Men and Women
And let's not forget...I send you this e-mail in order to have your advice. I have a hard enough time reading my e-mail. Good luck to all the crackers out there who want to read my e-mail. I even got spammed the other day by someone selling orthopedic in-soles for people with a "leg lenght discrepancy" now that is something I'm looking forward to more in the future, Niche Spam.