Over 10,000 email accounts of Microsoft's Windows Live Hotmail ending “hotmail.com, msn.com and live.com”, have been hacked or had been collected and posted online on pastebin.com. Microsoft said “Microsoft said it had "been made aware of the claims that Windows Live IDs and passwords have been made available on the web". "We're actively investigating the situation and will take appropriate steps as rapidly as possible," a spokesperson said.that it was aware of the claims and that it was "investigating the situation",” reports BBC.