{"id":527,"date":"2010-04-28T06:11:56","date_gmt":"2010-04-28T10:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.internettipoftheweek.com\/?p=527"},"modified":"2010-04-28T06:11:56","modified_gmt":"2010-04-28T10:11:56","slug":"hotmail-hackers-compromise-email-signature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/tech\/527\/hotmail-hackers-compromise-email-signature\/","title":{"rendered":"Hotmail Hackers Compromise Email Signature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to tech wizard Leo Notenboom, &#8220;a new twist&#8221; on hackers comprising Hotmail accounts has left some users with unauthorized (and poorly written) ads in all of their outgoing messages.  Notenboom explains that the culprit is a default email signature created by the  hacker.  Learn how to change your Hotmail email signature in his article: &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/ask-leo.com\/why_do_messages_i_compose_in_hotmail_now_start_with_an_ad_that_looks_like_its_from_me.html\">Why do messages I compose in Hotmail now start with an ad that looks like it&#8217;s from me?<\/a>&#8220;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to tech wizard Leo Notenboom, &#8220;a new twist&#8221; on hackers comprising Hotmail accounts has left some users with unauthorized (and poorly written) ads in all of their outgoing messages. 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