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What Happens to Your Online Accounts When You Die? [Social Networking]

Though maudlin to consider, it's important to think about what happens to your email and social networking accounts when you die. Will your relatives be able to gain access, or will the accounts simply fade away? That depends. Photo by 10ch.

Webmail Password Leaks Extend to Gmail, Yahoo, AOL [Email]

More than 10,000 Hotmail passwords were posted online yesterday, but users of other popular webmail services haven't been let off the hook. A similar phishing attack exposed another 20,000 user/password combinations, so consider resetting your own login credentials.

10,000 Hotmail Passwords Leaked Online [Email]

According to tech news site Neowin, an anonymous user posted usernames and passwords for over 10,000 Windows Live Hotmail accounts to web site PasteBin, including accounts on email domains like @hotmail.com, @msn.com, and @live.com. Neowin verified that the accounts are genuine, and that most appear to be based in Europe.

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