recovering hotmails !!!

PwnDirect · 20 Sep 2009 at 23:23

just got hacked / keylogged no idea how what where when why.

They were trying to get my eve online accounts lucky my m8s on ts changed the pw & emails for me so there safe.

But this "person" has changed my hotmail passwords & the forgot password way around isent working.

So how do I get my hotmails back?

Russinating · 20 Sep 2009 at 23:25

I actually just face-palmed in real life without realising.

I imagine the answer is contact Hotmail.

Flare · 20 Sep 2009 at 23:25

There isnt a way round it unless you can access and answer your secret questions correctly, although these could also have been changed. You might be able to ring them?
If i was you i would get a new hotmail and change the details of any websites you are signed up to!!! (just change email address to use) especiall shops such as OcUK that have card details on. Atleast until you have your other hotmail account sorted becuase if you dont then that person can access everything you are signed upto which = VERY bad times.

oldbag · 20 Sep 2009 at 23:27

Why use hotmail when you have gmail?

Van Hellseek · 20 Sep 2009 at 23:27

My g/f's ex did this to her. The ******* got into her account and changed her password so she couldnt access it herself.

****ing ****.

Flare · 20 Sep 2009 at 23:28

seek said:
My g/f#s ex did this to her. The ******* got into her account and changed her password so she could access it herself.

****ing ****.

my ex did it, i have a big thread about her if you want to read it let me know aha. she even changed my OcUK forum log on details, facebook and a few other things i think

PwnDirect · 20 Sep 2009 at 23:35

Also best free anti virus / spybots etc links.

******************** this is annoying

PwnDirect · 21 Sep 2009 at 02:07

"Thank you for contacting Windows Live ID Validation"

now to hope & change what loggins I can ;/ great just great...............

editpasswords for ebays been changed & ocuk been changed

MODS HELP!

edit changed froum password yeah he cnat make crap posts in my name lol

MikeHunt79 · 21 Sep 2009 at 02:13

top tip, use a password at least 20 letters long...

tntcoder · 21 Sep 2009 at 02:23

top tip 2, dont use forgotten password questions

top tip 3, never use the same password on more than 1 resource

PwnDirect · 21 Sep 2009 at 02:25

top tip my passwords were bloody launch codes... well nearly took me like a 2 weeks to reamber them lol just got ebay back yay!

shauncr91 · 21 Sep 2009 at 02:45

tntcoder said:
top tip 2, dont use forgotten password questions

This.

It's far easier than most people think to get into someones email, and from there it's pretty much free-run on what else you get access too. When setting it up use a slightly cryptic answer. Like the answer with a capital letter or something.

PwnDirect · 21 Sep 2009 at 03:44

just got one email back

go microsoft (never thought i say that lol)

zinc · 21 Sep 2009 at 04:53

Do people use hotmail these days? Gmail is miles better!

SiHH · 21 Sep 2009 at 07:13

zinc said:
Do people use hotmail these days? Gmail is miles better!

I guess if you have had an address for years, some people may not want to change.

That said you can retrieve your hotmail via the gmail interface which IMO is slicker.

brummie · 21 Sep 2009 at 07:39

zinc said:
Do people use hotmail these days? Gmail is miles better!

i've had a hotmail address for 10 years, i dont use it much mind as gmail is indeed way better but services like family safety and mypyhone use hotmail/live email addresses.

brummie · 21 Sep 2009 at 07:42

SiHH said:
I guess if you have had an address for years, some people may not want to change.

That said you can retrieve your hotmail via the gmail interface which IMO is slicker.

trouble is when gmail wasn't accessible i couldn't get my hotmail either as google has stolen my mail

MasterPlan1 · 21 Sep 2009 at 07:44

zinc said:
Do people use hotmail these days? Gmail is miles better!

I've got a hotmail account, only because I signed up in denmark, @live.dk also have a swedish one too, @live.se

Paul11 · 21 Sep 2009 at 08:08

i have both but hotmail is my main address that i have used since the dawn of time

sounds like most of these problems are from ex's or ex mates that have a grudge rather than true hackers going after someones account.

G18241 · 21 Sep 2009 at 08:31

The "forgotten password" question is the biggest waste of time in the world. The answer to mine is just me facerolling my keyboard...unless i fall terribly ill with some brain tumor or soemthing, i am not going to forget my password, and id love to see soemone try and guess it