AOL mail hacked?

[magnatom]

I've just tried logging in to AOL mail and it has suggested in bad English that I need to enter new details including credit card number and ATM pin number!!!

I think a story is brewing!

 

[potsy]

I've just tried logging in to AOL mail and it has suggested in bad English that I need to enter new details including credit card number and ATM pin number!!!

I think a story is brewing!

Might be coincidence but I couldn't access hotmail for about 1/2 hour earlier this evening,had no trouble with it before.

 

[magnatom]

This is the screen that comes up.

The url is correct!

 

[Norm]

Jeez, asking for your ATM pin even. Pretty frecking blatantly wrong for anyone with an IQ into double figures but I get they still get some idiot.

 

[Night Train]

Just tried both AOL and hotmail with no problems.

 

[magnatom]

Aye AOL is working again now. They seem to have sorted it, although I'm now concerned about my e-mail security!

 

[Bromptonaut]

Work colleague was complaining yesterday about spam mail apparently sent from his AOL account.

 

[bauldbairn]

I got a scam e-mail from a mates hotmail account in terrible English last week asking me to log onto a website for bargain purchases.

It's the second of this type from his account in as many months.

 

[Coco]

Looks like a virus Magna:

http://www.facebook.com/aolmail

AOL Mail Beware: There is a virus out there which will cause requests to webmail.aol.com to redirect to a fake AOL Login page which will ask for credit card and PIN details. DO NOT ENTER your information. Instead make sure you have a recent version of a good anti virus software running and scan your PC. Ideally erase and re-install your PC after saving your documents.
Yesterday at 10:03am

Lots of references going back to 2007 on google. Better have a quick scan of your PC.

 

[magnatom]

That could well be the problem. Obviously my avast virus checker has missed it. I'll run a full scan tonight.

Ta!