10,000 Hotmail passwords ‘hacked’

MORE than 10,000 Hotmail passwords have been hacked and posted online, a technology website reported.

Technology blog neowin.net reported that an anonymous user had posted the details of Windows Live Hotmail accounts on pastebin.com, a site used by developers to share code, on October 1.

Neowin administrator Tom Warren wrote on the blog: “The details have since been removed but Neowin has seen part of the list posted and can confirm the accounts are genuine and most appear to be based in Europe.