Come on guys/gals, he just posted how he thought it was done. Most likely they hacked the email account, and changed login info and stuff is my guess.
And unless your really good at using proxy's in tandom, to hide your tracks they will track down who did it. They got programs to crack emails, by brute force. so people would be wise to use, really good combo's user name and passwords. So it would take years to brute force, or if they get your email they can just let the brute force run on it.
They do it all the time on porn sites, hotmail is a big target from the word go. It's not like there not ways to protect your self, and if you don't don't be shocked, if one day your account gets creaked. I think it's good to know this stuff, if people just blame who took them then no one will, take steps to protect their accounts.
Letting domains get so close to expiring is a no no, using hotmail is a no no, using easy login info is bad. Opening a link from a email is a no no, not changing the login some times, and not checking your domains is a no no. And not checking your email weekly, is a very bad no no and these all need to be done.