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Webmail firms probe login 'leak'

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Several popular webmail providers are investigating a report that millions of their users' login details are being shared online by a hacker.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36204531

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So 24 million Gmail accounts? (Though google not making a comment yet)

This next part is worrying.....

What makes this discovery more significant is the hacker's willingness to share these credentials virtually for free, increasing the number of... malicious people who might have this information."

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It could well be a hoax but as always it's sensible to change passwords regularly and stay on your toes!
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As long as information is stored those determined enough will find ways to hack into it.

How long before someone gets all your medical records?

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/may/04/google-deepmind-access-healthcare-data-patients

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@jonsie wrote:

There's a surprise...they say no problem.

http://www.cnet.com/news/passwords-and-emails-dont-match-up-in-cache-of-272m-logins-email-services-s...


I am totally reassured....Smiley Frustrated

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If you change password regularly there's no need to worry.
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