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Criminals Target Windows Live ID Accounts
New scam uses Windows Live ID as bait to catch personal information stored in user profiles on services like Xbox LIVE, Zune, Hotmail, Outlook, MSN, Messenger and OneDrive.
Microsoft Promises To Take Legal Advice Before Reading Hotmail Accounts
New rules come after the company allegedly read the email account of an ex-employee suspected of leaking Microsoft secrets
Microsoft Completes Hotmail-Outlook.com Migration
Microsoft has moved millions of Hotmail users to Outlook.com, shifting 150 petabytes of emails over six weeks
Microsoft Blames Firmware Update For Cloud Failure
A firmware update caused a data centre temperature spike, that in turn nixed access to Hotmail and Outlook.com
Microsoft Confirms Hotmail And Outlook Problems
Hotmail and Outlook users report difficulties in accessing and receiving email
Outlook Officially Launches – With 60m Already Using It
Time to say goodbye to Hotmail at long last
Microsoft Replaces Hotmail With Outlook.com
Microsoft says Outlook.com will make it easier to organise messages and interact with social networks
Microsoft Pushes Quick Fix For Hotmail Password Reset Issue
Vulnerability allowed hackers to reset account passwords and lock the owner out using a Firefox add-on
Microsoft Tweaks Hotmail To Target Email Clutter
Microsoft is targeting so-called 'Graymail' (including spam) with a number of new Hotmail features
Win 8 To Sync User Settings Across Multiple Devices
Windows 8 is to utilise Windows Live ID in order to sync user settings across multiple devices
Office 365 Outage Affects Millions
Microsoft's cloud services have suffered further downtime, this time affecting millions around the world
Microsoft Bans Weak Passwords On Hotmail
Hotmail users will be prevented from using easy-to-guess passwords, to protect against dictionary attacks
Patience And The Art Of Spear Phishing
Like sea anglers, professional phishers hope to make their fortunes by patiently using sprats to catch something bigger, says Eric Doyle
Russia Backs Down On Skype, Gmail Ban
Russia's Federal Security Service won't ban Skype, Gmail and Hotmail on national security grounds after all
HTTPS Bug Disrupts Secure Hotmail Service
Microsoft turned off HTTPS access for Hotmail in some countries, leaving emails open to interception
Why Did Microsoft Hotmail Go Boom?
Microsoft claims it has restored Hotmail to normal service but, for some, the problem still continues, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Hotmail Suffers New Year’s Disruption
Microsoft claims to have restored Hotmail emails and service but complaints about missing messages persisted on Monday
Microsoft Adds HTTPS Encryption To Secure Hotmail
Microsoft follows Google's example and adds HTTPS encryption to Hotmail to protect user's entire sessions
Microsoft Launches Windows Live Essentials 2011
Microsoft Windows Live Essentials 2011 is now available for download for Windows 7 and Vista users, but not for Windows XP
Updates For Hotmail And MS Office Web Apps
Microsoft Office Web Apps and Hotmail introduce new features to attract new users and deter defections to Yahoo and Google
Microsoft Gives Hotmail Social Networking Update
Microsoft has announced substantial updates to Windows Live Hotmail