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What's with hotmail?

insomniac — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 12:46:01 GMT

All of a sudden, Hotmail has decided to tighten its security--to the point where I can't even access it. I've been using the same password for years--it no longer works. They want an access code--what? How do I contact them?

Anyone else having problems?

Re: What's with hotmail?

gidgetgh — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:27:34 GMT

Hotmail is Yahoo, right? I think they were affected by the big Heartbleed security thing. Over 500,000 websites affected. People are being prompted everywhere affected to change their passwords once the fix is installed on each site.

Re: What's with hotmail?

maryebrown_1 — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:31:11 GMT

I had that happen about a week ago. They sent a text code to my phone that I had to enter to get into my mail. Hotmail is MSN, not Yahoo.

Re: What's with hotmail?

gidgetgh — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:39:41 GMT

On 4/11/2014 maryebrown said:
I had that happen about a week ago. They sent a text code to my phone that I had to enter to get into my mail. Hotmail is MSN, not Yahoo.

Oops, I apologize. Thanks for the correction.

Re: What's with hotmail?

maryebrown_1 — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 14:59:00 GMT

On 4/11/2014 gidgetgoeshawaiian said:
On 4/11/2014 maryebrown said:
I had that happen about a week ago. They sent a text code to my phone that I had to enter to get into my mail. Hotmail is MSN, not Yahoo.

Oops, I apologize. Thanks for the correction.

No problem - I used to think they were the same too.

I've been getting the same type of msg. (for codes to be entered) for online bills I'm trying to pay. I think a lot of companies are 'verifying' so there's less "hacking".

Does anyone know what's going on? TIA

Re: What's with hotmail?

gidgetgh — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 15:04:51 GMT

I really think it might be because of that Heartbleed security thing that's in the news now.

Re: What's with hotmail?

Elstongunn — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 15:35:53 GMT

On 4/11/2014 gidgetgoeshawaiian said:
I really think it might be because of that Heartbleed security thing that's in the news now.

Yes, I believe you are right. Hotmail and Gmail are two e-mail programs that have been infected.

Re: What's with hotmail?

insomniac — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 17:34:01 GMT

Okay, that makes sense.

I had a rehearsal this morning, and tried getting to my email when I came back. This time I went a bit farther, and actually changed my password. So now I'm back.

But I'll miss the password that's worked for me the past 15 years!

Thanks for the responses.

Re: What's with hotmail?

Puzzle Piece — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 19:02:26 GMT

On 4/11/2014 insomniac said:
Okay, that makes sense.

I had a rehearsal this morning, and tried getting to my email when I came back. This time I went a bit farther, and actually changed my password. So now I'm back.

But I'll miss the password that's worked for me the past 15 years!

Thanks for the responses.

Having the same problem and I too will have to change a password that has worked for me for years.

Re: What's with hotmail?

Lipstickdiva — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 19:36:24 GMT

I have Hotmail and have had no issue at all. I enter the same password and get right in.

Re: What's with hotmail?

insomniac — Fri, 11 Apr 2014 20:33:13 GMT

LipstickDiva, my problem was that I couldn't get to the Hotmail site. Something else interfered. At first I was suspicious, but finally did change my password just so I could move from that page.

Re: What's with hotmail?

PinkyPetunia — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 00:53:44 GMT

I use Hotmail (Outlook) but haven't had any problems. I checked the service status out of curiosity and it says "We're having problems opening email. The service might be slow, or you might see error messages."

Re: What's with hotmail?

I like celery — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 05:16:47 GMT

I have an old hotmail account that I still use as a secondary email, and I haven't had any issues accessing it. Someone posted a link that showed a list of sites that were or were not affected by the Heartbleed bug. MSN/hotmail is showing they were not affected, and it wasn't necessary to change your password. I guess it's a good idea to change all passwords, though, just to be "safe." Here's the list:

http://mashable.com/2014/04/09/heartbleed-bug-websites-affected/?utm_cid=mash-com-fb-main-link

Re: What's with hotmail?

scotttie — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 05:42:43 GMT

I have hotmail and msn also and don't have problems with either one. I know they are the same company but you can use either for your address.