Hi Andrea & all -
On 10.11.2023 18:08, Andrew C Aitchison via mailop wrote:
Microsoft lays hands on login data: Beware of the new Outlook
https://www.heise.de/news/Microsoft-lays-hands-on-login-data-Beware-of-the-new-Outlook-9358925.html
with you.
... ...
So, your account got hacked and you happen to use such an Outlook
version: where was the leak? On your end? Or on Microsoft's?
Opinions?
How much of this is new ?
It was to me at least - I have not yet been aware of this:
For over a decade you have had the option of downloading
your other email accounts into Gmail (via IMAP I think)
do that you could work on them in one place.
I believe it was reasonably obvious that this gave Gmail
your password etc. and whilst I told my users not to do it
(especially as this was also their local desktop login)
I don't think anybody panicked.
Gmail "feature".
Is this new Microsoft version significantly different ?
In the light of the above: probably not.
I have read that Spark, an email app for iOS, does a similar trick with
IMAP credentials.
Then again, this is probably just a small issue as any third party email
app for iOS is a niche product as the vast majority of users will use
Apple's iOS Mail app as this comes on-board as the default.
Now, with Outlook... Oh, wait: what again comes as an on-board default
on any MS Windows installation?
Best,
-C.
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