technoratica » warning http://gavin.mclelland.ca The personal blog of a Stealth Mode CEO Sun, 07 Nov 2010 22:29:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2 WARNING!: MSN Phishing http://gavin.mclelland.ca/2007/12/04/warning-msn-phishing/ http://gavin.mclelland.ca/2007/12/04/warning-msn-phishing/#comments Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:07:17 +0000 gavin http://gavin.mclelland.ca/2007/12/04/warning-msn-phishing/ I just started getting spam messages from trusted contacts in Windows Live Chat. The messages sent contain a link to www.free-offers-for-you.com. Clicking that link points you to a not so obvious phishing service run by blockdelete.com that poses as a service that shows you who has blocked you from their contact lists, but instead aims to capture your Windows Live Messenger account details. Do not post your account information to untrusted sites!

Once they have your details a message is sent to all of your contacts spamming them with a web address which is intended to suck in your contacts to reveal their information too. If you get a message from a trusted contact  which just sends a link and nothing else, question this before you click on it.

SOLUTION – CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD IMMEDIATELY AND LET YOUR CONTACTS KNOW TO DO THE SAME. To change your windows live password log in to http://login.live.com/ or go to options within hotmail (top right of your inbox mail window) This password controls all your windows live accounts – chat, mail, spaces etc

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