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Microsoft Email Hack Shows the Lurking Danger of Customer Support Hackers spent months with full access to Outlook, Hotmail, and MSN email accounts—and got in through Microsoft's customer. Jun 10, 2016 How to hack a Hotmail account password using secret questions. Another way to hack into a Hotmail account is by guessing the victim’s security questions and birth date successfully. However, Hotmail has a two-step process for verification which involves sending a message to the mobile number of the person requesting the password reset.
Once a hacker has your contact list there is very little you can to to stop it. If is a simple thing for them to fake your email address as the sender. The only thing you can do is to report the emails, though that is rarely effective
Hotmail Password Hack
This solution article provides information on how to report abuse and SPAM in Outlook.com
To report spam or unsolicited emails:
* Non-MIcrosoft customers should address an email to *** Email address is removed for privacy ***, *** Email address is removed for privacy *** or *** Email address is removed for privacy ***, *** Email address is removed for privacy *** (Depending on the originating mail domain: hotmail, msn,live, or Outlook.com). Attach a copy of the spam email to this email and send it. If we do not receive a copy of the email as an attachment our ability to take action against the spamming account is severely impacted.
* We ask for a full copy of the email so that we have conclusive evidence showing from which Windows Live Hotmail account the SPAM was sent. It is possible that the email address was spoofed, and we don't want to mistakenly close a non-spamming account.
To report abuse:
*Customers who wish to reportabuseabout harassment, impersonation, child exploitation, child pornography etc, receivedfrom a outlook.com accountshould send their complaint to *** Email address is removed for privacy *** with all the relevant information (abuse@hotmail, or *** Email address is removed for privacy ***)
* If you are being threatened please call your local law enforcement.
*If you wish to report abuse against a non Microsoft account, please send the complaint to *** Email address is removed for privacy *** , where xxxxxx.com is the text that appears after the '@' symbol in the sender's e-mail address. For example, if the unwanted email came from *** Email address is removed for privacy *** then report the email message to *** Email address is removed for privacy ***. You can also use the site http://abuse.net to identify the correct abuse reporting address.
* In addition to these ways of reporting Spam you can also click the 'Report Spam,' button in your email program.
To report spam or unsolicited emails:
* Non-MIcrosoft customers should address an email to *** Email address is removed for privacy ***, *** Email address is removed for privacy *** or *** Email address is removed for privacy ***, *** Email address is removed for privacy *** (Depending on the originating mail domain: hotmail, msn,live, or Outlook.com). Attach a copy of the spam email to this email and send it. If we do not receive a copy of the email as an attachment our ability to take action against the spamming account is severely impacted.
* We ask for a full copy of the email so that we have conclusive evidence showing from which Windows Live Hotmail account the SPAM was sent. It is possible that the email address was spoofed, and we don't want to mistakenly close a non-spamming account.
To report abuse:
*Customers who wish to reportabuseabout harassment, impersonation, child exploitation, child pornography etc, receivedfrom a outlook.com accountshould send their complaint to *** Email address is removed for privacy *** with all the relevant information (abuse@hotmail, or *** Email address is removed for privacy ***)
* If you are being threatened please call your local law enforcement.
*If you wish to report abuse against a non Microsoft account, please send the complaint to *** Email address is removed for privacy *** , where xxxxxx.com is the text that appears after the '@' symbol in the sender's e-mail address. For example, if the unwanted email came from *** Email address is removed for privacy *** then report the email message to *** Email address is removed for privacy ***. You can also use the site http://abuse.net to identify the correct abuse reporting address.
* In addition to these ways of reporting Spam you can also click the 'Report Spam,' button in your email program.
Hack A Hotmail Account
Apr 15, 2019 The hacker had access to email accounts from Outlook, MSN and Hotmail between Jan. 1 and March 28, Microsoft said. The hack did not affect enterprise accounts, it added.