Vista - Re: Kicked off of Messenger because someone signes in as me

04-01-2009

On Wed, 1 Apr 2009 07:46:28 +0100, Ridge Runner wrote:

Quote:

> To test my theory of live and hotmail accounts being hacked I set up a new
> ID and password for her before reading this.
> Within 3 minutes of her signing in to Messenger with the new ID and password
> the exact same thing happened.
>
> This time after signing in with new ID and password she was signed out of
> messenger(within a few minutes of signing in), then it came up on my
> messenger that she had signed in(she had not), then one of the messages
> including a URL, then another pop up saying she had signed out(she was
> already signed out), then one saying she had signed in(this time it was
> her).
> Then she saw the message that said it came from her even tho at the time she
> was not signed in.
> So if using a new ID and password to sign in to Messenger does not solve
> whatever is going on then just what will.
> How can someone get hold of her new ID and password within a few minutes of
> her using it?

I once signed up a Hotmail account with the intent of deliberately allowing
it to be compromised. Couldn't even give it away. Maybe check your friend's
computer for a keylogger, or similar malware.

--
Norman
~Oh Lord, why have you come
~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum

04-01-2009	#1 (permalink)
N. Miller n/a posts	Re: Kicked off of Messenger because someone signes in as me On Wed, 1 Apr 2009 07:46:28 +0100, Ridge Runner wrote: Quote: > To test my theory of live and hotmail accounts being hacked I set up a new > ID and password for her before reading this. > Within 3 minutes of her signing in to Messenger with the new ID and password > the exact same thing happened. > > This time after signing in with new ID and password she was signed out of > messenger(within a few minutes of signing in), then it came up on my > messenger that she had signed in(she had not), then one of the messages > including a URL, then another pop up saying she had signed out(she was > already signed out), then one saying she had signed in(this time it was > her). > Then she saw the message that said it came from her even tho at the time she > was not signed in. > So if using a new ID and password to sign in to Messenger does not solve > whatever is going on then just what will. > How can someone get hold of her new ID and password within a few minutes of > her using it? I once signed up a Hotmail account with the intent of deliberately allowing it to be compromised. Couldn't even give it away. Maybe check your friend's computer for a keylogger, or similar malware. -- Norman ~Oh Lord, why have you come ~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum
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