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Hotmail Hacked-Help!

  • 20-06-2008 1:10pm
    #1
    flyingdagger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 87 ✭✭


    I noticed that Blisterman had a similar post a while back.I logged into my hotmail account today and saw a number of undeliverable messages had bounced back.I didn't send anything,one of my mates mailed me back saying what?? the message was :

    "Hey
    How is going now !
    I got a good webiste ,that guys sell electronics,the price is cheap and quality is nice .
    Go and check it :www.3coffer.com"


    The strange thing is that they didn't use/email all of my hotmail contacts.When i checked my sent messages all of them bar a few from over a year back have been deleted and are not in the deleted folder either.

    I'm really annoyed as i've had this account for years and don't open spam or messages from people that i don't know.I've changed my security question and my password now but will this stop someone from getting in again??I don't use shared computers(just my pc at home and my own one at work).

    Any other suggestions apart from changing security question+password??


Comments

  • #2
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,315 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Somebody who has you on a contact list has a virus, or your email address could have been generated automatically and put in as sender on spam.

    I don't think you've been hacked.


  • #3
    flyingdagger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 87 ✭✭flyingdagger


    You reckon?I really hope so.I've changed the details.Would it be wiser for me to contact hotmail with the info i have?Sorry i'm useless when it comes to this type of thing.Thanks for your reply :)


  • #4
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    If in doubt contact hotmail and change all logins / security questions / etc.


  • #5
    Ah-Watch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,801 ✭✭✭Ah-Watch


    flyingdagger wrote: »

    "Hey
    How is going now !
    I got a good webiste ,that guys sell electronics,the price is cheap and quality is nice .
    Go and check it :www.3coffer.com"




    Same PR!CKS got my hotmail info aswell, but the subject was "My dearest Friend" lads to say the least I was fuming! I use gmail instead now!


  • #6
    scheister
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,310 ✭✭✭scheister


    bit similar to yours but from the looks of it my password wa changed so i cant even access my email. does anyone know anything i can do or do i have to wait the 5 days to change it and hope i remember the answer to the question


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  • #7
    Ah-Watch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,801 ✭✭✭Ah-Watch


    scheister wrote: »
    bit similar to yours but from the looks of it my password wa changed so i cant even access my email. does anyone know anything i can do or do i have to wait the 5 days to change it and hope i remember the answer to the question

    I didnt have to wait 5 days to be able to access the password reset page!i just had to go through the security question


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