ARS: Passwords are a perennial problem in computer security. We all know that we're meant to pick "secure" passwords and never reuse them, but few of us actually bother. One consequence this can cause is losing access to our accounts; some bad guy figures out the password to our World of Warcraft, Steam, or e-mail account, and then proceeds to trash it.
Hackers abused a Microsoft customer support portal that allowed them to read the emails of any non-corporate account.
Microsoft tackles a problem with its email filters that had prevented them from properly screening out spam.
Based on my inbox this morning I have won a contest at every supermarket in the UK. Still at least that explains it...
Popular webmail providers including Gmail and Hotmail are investigating a report that millions of their users' login details are being shared online by a hacker.
