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attempt to hijack my email acc

  • 16-12-2014 05:40PM
    #1
    flutered
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,725 ✭✭✭


    hi folks there has been two unsuccessful attempts to hijack my email acc with outlook.com, according to microsoft they were made from lituniana, they gave a map with the position of the ip addy and the ip addy also, can i blame anti virus my firewall or was this outside of my control, tanks in advance.


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  • #2
    fr336
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,179 ✭✭✭✭fr336


    Could be either but I have limited experience here. Not sure if Microsoft do two step verification for their e-mail? If so get this enabled now so that you can log in using both a password and a code that's sent to your mobile phone. Tiny bit of hassle but well worth it. If Microsoft don't do this maybe consider Gmail or similar?

    All the best.


  • #3
    flutered
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 6,725 ✭✭✭flutered


    they have that, password has beeb changed, i will go pack to a freeware firewall again never had a prob with one


  • #4
    FSL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    Your firewall has nothing to do with an attack on your email account which is hosted on a server over which you have no control.


  • #5
    srsly78
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,157 ✭✭✭srsly78


    They got his password by either shared password or via keylogger.

    OP do you use same password on loads of sites? If one gets compromised they will try using same password on other sites.

    No antivirus or firewall will help you if you have bad habits.


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