Microsoft’s Hotmail service is implementing tougher standards for user passwords to combat account hijackings. Users will no longer be allowed to use common, easily guessable passwords like password, 12345 and qwerty Microsoft is also introducing a new feature to highlight account takeovers when they occur. Hotmail users can now report accounts that appear to have been compromised if they receive suspicious emails from it. Suspicious mail can now be tagged with a My friend’s been hacked! category.
Source: https://threatpost.com/weak-passwords-banned-hotmail-071511/75437/