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[IncognitoHFX]

I know Korea likes to snoop around in people's online business... which is fine with me, because the most illegal thing I do on the internet is downloading movies/music and nothing else.

But I'm just curious. Lately, everytime I check my Hotmail there are requests for password resets in my inbox (for my Hotmail account) and sometimes there are forms before I log in asking me if I approve the password reset application. I don't.


Why is this happening?

[kprrok]

Same thing happened to my mom about a year or more ago. She got notifications that someone had requested her password be changed but she ignored it and reset it herself.

I think someone, probably a hacker, is trying to gain access to your e-mail so they can use it for spamming. Just change the password, make the question even harder with a non-intelligible answer (so long as you remember it), and you should be ok.

I use the same combination of letters and numbers for every "what was your pet's name" password change question I see. That way, there's no way to actually guess the answer, unless you get lucky and happen to get the correct 10-digit response.

KPRROK

[Demophobe]

Phishing?

[tractor]

are you using wireless internet?

[IncognitoHFX]

[tractor]

someone could be sniffing your packets( heh, sounds funny ) I had this problem too when I used my laptop at a cafe. I logged into my hosting site, and when I got home I received an email for password change which i never requested.

more info on packet sniffing:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Packet_sniffer

does your school have wireless security like WEP or WPA? I recommend using WPA as it's a better security protocol.

packet sniffing prevention:

http://www.technospot.net/blogs/how-to-prevent-packet-sniffers/