Hotmail - "you need to create a new password"

Navek



Joined: 01/06/2008
Posts: 2656

Message Posted:
21/09/2010 01:59

Tried to sign into my Hotmail account, but keep getting this message...



"Before you can sign in to Windows Live, you need to create a new password.

We recommend creating a strong password to help protect your information."



Have any other Hotmail account holders been told this?

I'm quite happy with the password I have at the moment, and do not want to change it.



Navek

arrry



Joined: 19/08/2008
Posts: 1235

Message Posted:
21/09/2010 06:09

Sounds a bit " iffy " to me Kev .Lots of things are happening with Hotmail lately. It could be a scam to get you to reveal your password. I know three people who have had their Hotmail accounts hacked recently.Do not know what is going on there .

babygirl


Joined: 13/02/2010
Posts: 109

Message Posted:
21/09/2010 06:19

I have had same thing happen to me recently on more than one occasion but have each time ignored the message and all has been fine so far..... fingers crossed.

negativenick


Joined: 10/11/2008
Posts: 6023

Message Posted:
21/09/2010 06:23

ahhh - love your password, so sweet..................

scruffdog


Joined: 09/12/2008
Posts: 742

Message Posted:
21/09/2010 08:44

I had the same yesterday, would not let me in until I changed my password.

andrew4232



Joined: 04/07/2009
Posts: 1543

Message Posted:
21/09/2010 09:29

if you have any doubts about the message your getting ignore it and log in as usual you can then go to your msn/hotmail home page and change the password yourself there just to make sure that no one else has hacked it if you feel safer changing it

malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
21/09/2010 09:32

definitely a scam!

rocky


Joined: 17/10/2007
Posts: 1749

Message Posted:
21/09/2010 09:39

seen this I thought it was to get you to sign up for 'live' so I now access hotmail as a favourite than thro the list on google....had a similar situation through another email wanting me to add something to the mail system.Whht I also find irritating is gmail when I delete to the bin and then delete from the bin many or all the emails come into my bin and inbox a few days later dont know why

Pipie


Joined: 05/01/2008
Posts: 5499

Message Posted:
21/09/2010 10:50

Not had any request from my E-mail account . Wuld say it was a scam !!

mikelapta



Joined: 20/11/2008
Posts: 2186

Message Posted:
21/09/2010 10:55

I was hacked 2 weeks ago.Finally managed to change my password.I have to put the password in twice.

But,so far no more hacking

sienna


Joined: 09/01/2009
Posts: 1627

Message Posted:
21/09/2010 11:11

Did it have also one of those number letters things before doing so if not dont do it

Dusterbruce


Joined: 03/08/2007
Posts: 1125

Message Posted:
21/09/2010 11:13

I had several emails telling me to change my windows live (hotmail) password, but not to my hotmail address. Each mail contained a link to use.

As I had recently changed my password I ignored the emails which eventually stopped coming. I have not (so far anyway) had any problems signing in to my windows live account.

malsancak


Joined: 23/08/2009
Posts: 2874

Message Posted:
21/09/2010 11:22

my wife had her ebay account hacked a few years back through a similar scam

basheer



Joined: 22/12/2008
Posts: 949

Message Posted:
21/09/2010 11:28

i have a hotmail account and nothing like that that

Dusterbruce


Joined: 03/08/2007
Posts: 1125

Message Posted:
21/09/2010 11:47

Just changed my password again to be on the safe side, but they do not make it easy!!!

kathsj


Joined: 25/06/2009
Posts: 72

Message Posted:
21/09/2010 14:24

I've just changed from hotmail to gmail. Hotmail has been such a pain fro the last 3 months!

AlsancakJack



Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 5762

Message Posted:
21/09/2010 14:33

I recommend G-Mail.

But remember that if you change e-mail providers then you will need to update your membership profile on this board to reflect your new e-mail address . Anyone not having a valid e-mail address may end up having their membership terminated.

AJ

Cyprus8


Joined: 07/10/2007
Posts: 189

Message Posted:
21/09/2010 23:11

Mine had to be changed as well only yesterday. But having read this, I think I will change it again now to be on the safe side.



Thank you for highlighting it, I didn't consider it to be sinister before now.



Denise

Navek



Joined: 01/06/2008
Posts: 2656

Message Posted:
23/09/2010 12:10

Hi Folks,

After 3 days without Hotmail, I bit the bullet and did what they asked,

as I'd gone into MSN every way I could, and it still they asked for the same info...



"Before you can sign in to Windows Live, you need to create a new password.



We recommend creating a strong password to help protect your information."



Got into my account, then promptly changed my password again.



All appears to be OK now



Navek

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
23/09/2010 12:26

Hi Navek



There seems top be a HUGE issue with folks having their yahoo / hotmail email account compromised and the users accounts address books recipients get spam emails with links to meds sites..



How / why it is happening I'm not sur - yet, but running trend micro's house call in addition to getting your own a/virus definitions are up to date AND changing the password - accessing via the Microsoft home page SHOULD help minimise the risk...

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
23/09/2010 12:27

I should add - crossed fingers - that I have had no issues with folks on gmail , either