<p>It's a brand new year and you would like to think that computer users are getting smarter about securing their systems, and not falling for the age-old tricks used by cybercriminals.</p><p>However, we still see our fair share of elementary unsophisticated attacks designed to steal credentials from the unwary.</p><p>Take this example, an email which claims to come from the "Windows Live Team" and warns Hotmail/MSN users that their account is at risk of immediate closure after different computers logged into it, and multiple attempts were made to guess the password:</p><p>Part of the email reads:</p><p><a href="http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2013/01/14/phishing-msn-hotmail-users/">Keep reading...</a></p>