Do you use hotmail??

[SteamWake]

If so you might want to read this.

Originally Posted by Brietbart

Microsoft on Monday blocked access to thousands of Hotmail accounts in response to hackers plundering password information and posting it online.

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

[Malefactor]

No problems with my hotmail account.

[SteamWake]

Looks like there is more to this than first meets the eye.

The scale of the phishing attack on Hotmail could stretch further than first thought, with accounts on Google and Yahoo now threatened.
Microsoft confirmed on Monday that the popular email site had been the target of a scam which tricked users into revealing their passwords. This led to around 10,000 passwords being posted online

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,...est=latestnews

[NeonSamurai]

Wait was it a hack job or phishing scheme?

If it was a hack job then anyone could have had their password stolen, otherwise its only those who don't know how to spot phishing attempts (its very easy to spot 99.9% of them).

I hate when they get the two mixed up and call phishers hackers (generally totally different things).

[SteamWake]

It appears to be a phishing scam.

I agree about the distinction however there are enough un aware or downright ignorant people out there that fall prey to these things.

[NeonSamurai]

Yep, that's why you can still con people as well. The thing is though is it takes about 15 minutes to teach someone how to spot phishing/virus/malware attempts, even my mother who hates computers and technology learned how with out any major effort on her part.

[Hakahura]

Originally Posted by NeonSamurai

Wait was it a hack job or phishing scheme?

If it was a hack job then anyone could have had their password stolen, otherwise its only those who don't know how to spot phishing attempts (its very easy to spot 99.9% of them).

I hate when they get the two mixed up and call phishers hackers (generally totally different things).

I hear what you are saying but is one group less of a bunch of *********** than the other?
They are both vermin.

(Apart from the ones reading this. Please don't get into my computer and destroy my life!)

[NeonSamurai]

Well hacking is in many ways more serious as you are vulnerable no matter what Phishers generally won't get you unless you are foolish, or naive. Also hacking usually takes at least some skill where as phishing doesn't need a whole lot. This is why phishing is the more popular form of criminal activity as it is not very hard to do.

Also phishing is almost always motivated by criminal intent for for financial gain, where as hacking half the time is motivated by other reasons such as politics or ethical concerns (not that that excuses it).