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Old 08-11-2009   #1 (permalink)
Leigha W


 
 

MSN Hacking

Hi,
I've been using my new msn for about 2 months now
& I've been noticing that someone has been hacking onto my account.
It seems like they would just sign on, send everyone on my list virus links
and then log off.
How can I stop this hacking?


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Old 08-11-2009   #2 (permalink)
Jonathan Kay [MVP]


 
 

Re: MSN Hacking

Greetings Leigha,

I'm afraid this isn't "hacking". This is actually the result of yourself or someone else with
your credentials giving away your username and password to a non-Microsoft online web form
which is using your credentials to do this.

I gave a brief run down on his works and what to do here on my blog:
http://messengergeek.spaces.live.com...DA1!2285.entry

The important thing to note though is that since someone else now has your password, you need
to change your password so they can no longer use it. You can do so at the following link:
https://account.live.com/ChangePassword.aspx

Also, if you use the same Windows Live ID e-mail address and password combination on another
websites (Facebook, etc.) you will also want to change your password there as well.

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Quote:

> Hi,
> I've been using my new msn for about 2 months now
> & I've been noticing that someone has been hacking onto my account.
> It seems like they would just sign on, send everyone on my list virus links and then log
> off.
> How can I stop this hacking?

My System SpecsSystem Spec
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