[Merged] Thousands of hotmail/gmail/yahoo passwords leaked online
06-10-2009, 14:34
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re: [Merged] Thousands of hotmail/gmail/yahoo passwords leaked online
Am i classed as paranoid? My passwords are upwards of 17chars each...
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06-10-2009, 21:44
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Gmail / Hotmail / Yahoo Security
Not sure if this is already being discussed - could not find a thread for it so:
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Google's web-based e-mail system, Gmail, has been targeted as part of an "industry-wide phishing scheme".
The firm said that it had immediately safeguarded the affected accounts.
BBC News has seen two lists that detail more than 30,000 names and passwords from e-mail providers, including Yahoo and AOL, that were posted online.
The lists also include details of thousands of Microsoft Hotmail users. Google said fewer than 500 of its accounts had been affected by the scam.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8292928.stm
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06-10-2009, 22:26
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Re: [Merged] Thousands of hotmail/gmail/yahoo passwords leaked online
Ok, I've merged the two threads on this subject, and updated the title a bit.
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06-10-2009, 22:32
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Re: [Merged] Thousands of hotmail/gmail/yahoo passwords leaked online
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Originally Posted by Paul M
Sounds like they were collected using a phishing scheme, so if you only use it to access hotmail you should be ok.
---------- Post added at 17:53 ---------- Previous post was at 17:52 ----------
It also mentions somewhere that they were only accounts beginning with A or B
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Excellent, I have two gmail email addys, one begins with A and the other, yep B  or well, lets log on and see 
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06-10-2009, 22:44
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Re: [Merged] Thousands of hotmail/gmail/yahoo passwords leaked online
Am I right in saying that these passwords only got out if you entered your details on dodgy sites that stole your details trying to pass as the original sites?
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07-10-2009, 00:55
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Re: [Merged] Thousands of hotmail/gmail/yahoo passwords leaked online
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Originally Posted by Halcyon
Am I right in saying that these passwords only got out if you entered your details on dodgy sites that stole your details trying to pass as the original sites?
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Probably...
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08-10-2009, 14:26
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Re: [Merged] Thousands of hotmail/gmail/yahoo passwords leaked online
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Originally Posted by Halcyon
Am I right in saying that these passwords only got out if you entered your details on dodgy sites that stole your details trying to pass as the original sites?
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Yes. The fact that some were published somewhere is irrelevant.
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08-10-2009, 14:28
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Re: [Merged] Thousands of hotmail/gmail/yahoo passwords leaked online
Quote:
Originally Posted by Halcyon
Am I right in saying that these passwords only got out if you entered your details on dodgy sites that stole your details trying to pass as the original sites?
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Some of them were phished.
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