MSN Messenger

Stormraven · December 9th, 2007, 07:47 PM

Before you read this, its just a question.

Is msn messenger, the newest version easy to hack, no i dont hack and i cant, im just wondering because someone says they are going to hack me and turn all my friends against me, just wondering what the security is like on it? is it possible, or if so will msn not find out?

Kind Regards
Stormraven.

Stuart · December 9th, 2007, 07:59 PM

MSN is pretty secure but I'm not sure if it's impossible. Anyone ever hack MSN?

Blake121 · December 9th, 2007, 08:06 PM

I think MSN Messenger itself would be pretty difficult to hack, but your Hotmail account probably wouldn't.

I know there is a few ways to get into someone's account then just log in as them.

So maybe increase the security of your password and secret Q/A ?

But they're most likely just bluffing.

Stormraven · December 11th, 2007, 07:53 PM

Blake121, you said hotmail is easy to get into? Do you mean by guessing someone's password or secret question and answer?

Kind Regards
Stormraven.

Daniel · December 11th, 2007, 07:55 PM

Yeah passwords are easy to hack - it is unbelievable how many people have password or password1 as their password.

Make sure you have a hard, secure and hard to guess password - compiling of numbers and symbols.

Also make sure your security password is hard to guess.

Stuart · December 11th, 2007, 07:57 PM

My password kicks butt! It's letters (capital and lower case) and numbers...

Daniel · December 11th, 2007, 08:04 PM

My college password is 56 characters long.

alexgeek · December 11th, 2007, 08:09 PM

I can remember my old WEP KEY:
F5FF 5CA0 566F A144 2119 83FC 2D

Stuart · December 11th, 2007, 11:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daniel

My college password is 56 characters long.

How can you remember it?!?

Rakuli · December 12th, 2007, 01:27 AM

Quote:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel
My college password is 56 characters long.

How can you remember it?!?

LOL

12345678123456781234567812345678123456781234567812 345678

welshstew · December 12th, 2007, 04:59 AM

I would have thought that MS would have some script to stop stupid passwords like "Password1" and the such.

I think someone trying to hack into MS would be pretty difficult, getting in legitimatly via your password is the only way, as the advice above says, make sure you have a string password, alpha numeric, and not that guessable. i.e. not <yearofbirth><initial><lastname><dayofbirth> or some other combination - that is one of the most common and easiest to guess if you half know someone.

Monie · December 12th, 2007, 05:05 AM

If you want to check how strong your password is, Try this [Link] by Microsoft!

welshstew · December 12th, 2007, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by monie

If you want to check how strong your password is, Try this [Link] by Microsoft!

Aww ain't that sweet, an unsecure password checker

And it still gives Password1 as stong

Monie · December 12th, 2007, 05:26 AM

medium for me!

Daniel · December 12th, 2007, 05:37 AM

Mine says best.

Monie · December 12th, 2007, 08:30 PM

how come the result is different for each of us? stupid program!

alexgeek · December 12th, 2007, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by welshstew

I would have thought that MS would have some script to stop stupid passwords like "Password1" and the such.

Terminal servers have a default policy for this.

minute44 · December 13th, 2007, 07:06 AM

Don't worry too much about it mate, they'll be bluffing. Make sure your password is strong and call their bluff. Say something like "I suppose you're going to anally rape my mother while pouring sugar in my petrol tank too yeah? Get a life!"

simonb · December 13th, 2007, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daniel

Yeah passwords are easy to hack - it is unbelievable how many people have password or password1 as their password.

Make sure you have a hard, secure and hard to guess password - compiling of numbers and symbols.

Also make sure your security password is hard to guess.

thats right most hack are now more like 'social engining' tricking people

alexgeek · December 13th, 2007, 03:36 PM

So many people are stupid enough to get phished! Some of the phishing sites are pretty real looking though.