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| Wired: Hotmail Accounts Exposed to All
No sooner was one catastrophic security flaw closed Monday -- one that exposed millions of Hotmail accounts to prying eyes -- when another one appeared. By Declan McCullagh and Ja. (August 30, 1999) | | Wired: Hotmail Bug, Still an Open Book?
Security updates made last month to Microsoft's free email service, Hotmail, may have failed to fix the problem. Not only that, but privacy watchdogs fear that the fix might actually help the company analyze their users' Web browsing habits. By Michael Stutz. (September 21, 1998) | | Wired: Hotmail Hackers: 'We Did It'
A previously unknown group known as Hackers Unite has claimed responsibility for publicizing Hotmail's security breach, which Microsoft vehemently denied was the result of a backdoor oversight. By James Glave. (August 30, 1999) | | Wired: Hotmail Has a Hole - and a Fix
A Danish government official has reported a security hole that could allow unauthorized access to private accounts on Hotmail, the free Web email service. The company confirmed the hole exists and said Friday it would patch it within a day. By Michael Stutz. (February 20, 1998) | | Wired: Hotmail Open to Script Attacks
Tom Cervenka, a Web programmer at Canadian Specialty Installations, spent last week working on some clever coding to send to his Hotmail account. It tells users account access has been timed out and that they need to re-enter their account and password information. By Michael Stutz. (August 24, 1998) | | Wired: Microsoft Rights Hotmail
Microsoft has fixed a serious vulnerability in its Hotmail email program that tricks users into sending their usernames and passwords to an outside email address. By Michael Stutz. (August 27, 1998) | | Wired: Stealing MS Passport's Wallet
To correct serious security flaws, Microsoft on Friday disabled the virtual wallet function of its Passport service and has begun notifying partners about the vulnerabilities, the company has confirmed. By Brian McWilliams. (November 2, 2001) | | ZDNet: Huge Hotmail security flaw reported
In potentially one of the largest security e-mail breaches ever, a Web site may have allowed people access to millions of private Hotmail accounts. (August 29, 1999) |
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