Wubi Posted July 17, 2012 Report Posted July 17, 2012 FACT : One in five Microsoft logins controlled by hackersPosted On 7/18/2012 01:18:00 AM By THN Security Analyst About 20 percent of Microsoft Account logins are found on lists of compromised credentials in the wake of hack attacks on other service providers, Eric Doerr, Group Program Manager for Microsoft's Account system said.A significant proportion of compromised credentials Microsoft sees from other services have the same username and password on the Microsoft account system (formerly Windows Live ID) logins, which cover services such as Hotmail, Messenger and SkyDrive. These logins have not been compromised from the Microsoft server, but are instead based on login information leaked from other sites."These attacks shine a spotlight on the core issue people reuse passwords between different websites,"We Request to Readers, DON’T REUSE YOUR PASSWORDS!FACT : One in five Microsoft logins controlled by hackers : The Hacker News ~ http://thehackernews.com/2012/07/fact-one-in-five-microsoft-logins.html Quote
