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Spammers Exploiting Hotmail Vulnerability

Posted by timothy on from the special-circumstances dept.

chip rosenthal writes "Notice more Hotmail spam in your inbox recently? There is a good reason for that. In March, spammers discovered a new vulnerability in the Hotmail service that allows them to script their spam sending. So far I've seen a 2200% increase in Hotmail spam as a result. We're now at three months and counting, and the problem only seems to be getting worse."

5 of 310 comments (clear)

  1. in another news.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    another exploit found in sendmail!

  2. no wonder. by frodo+from+middle+ea · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have set my spam filter to the highest.
    Technically I am not even supposed to get mail in my inbox from ppl. who are not in my address book.
    Yet I end up with atleast 10-15 junk mails getting through.

    --
    for the last time people, I am "frodo from middle eaRTH", not "middle eaST".
  3. Tiny penis by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You have a tiny penis cmpared to mine. Do noy despair as 99% of the world's population does comperd to me. And remember... women prefer girth over length! This public service announcement brought brought to you by the campaign to make everyone feel smaller than me.

  4. More importantly.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I must simply say, "Ba-ba booey. Fa-fa fooey. Fa fooey." Thank you. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. I'mn here all week, try the shit on a shingle. F.U. and the horse you rode in on. Fuck me, this is proof that you shouldn't drink large amounts of alcohol then post messages to fuck/dot. Hope I remember to do this AC.

  5. Re:can this be? by sleeper0 · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    don't be an idiot, after i posted on slashdot i posted the same thing in his comments.

    Over react much?