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Old 07-25-2008, 04:06 PM
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If you have ever been sitting there at your computer using MSN and all of the sudden you get a popup that says your account has logged into another computer, then chances are you have been hacked on at least MSN and if you use that same password on any other account then you need to change your password on MSN and all the accounts that use that same password.

It also generates a fake link to anyone in your contacts list, so do not click the link unless you are expecting something from someone you know and even then be careful.

I talked to Sro this morning and he gave me this information, so thanks Sro, I feel safer already. Just a heads up if you have seen this kind of activity lately.
 
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Old 07-25-2008, 04:32 PM
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Yep - Im sitting there and suddenly Deej sends me a message with a link in it. I click it and it prompts me to signin using my MSN username and password.

I sent him a message saying hell no I am not submitting that info on some random website... and he doesn't know what I am talking about. A second later he logs out then back in again... his account usurped by whoever it was before.

If you ever see anything like this - change your msn password IMMEDIATELY. Also change any accounts that use the same password as that - although you should never use the same password on multiple systems.
 
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Old 07-25-2008, 04:44 PM
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damn thanks for the heads up guys
 
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