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@TechDesk@flipboard.social  ·  activity timestamp 5 days ago

If you’ve thought your old, unused email account is harmless, think again. Those forgotten or ignored accounts are a potential gateway to your digital identity. “Hackers love inactive email accounts because hardly anyone looks at them, and warning messages about unauthorized logins go unnoticed and unread into digital oblivion,” Steffen Zellfelder writes for PCWorld. Read more, including how a little digital housekeeping can prevent you from getting owned (or pwned):

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Your forgotten email accounts are more dangerous than you think

Forgotten email accounts are like open back doors for hackers. Learn how to check your accounts, expose silent killers, and securely delete old accounts.
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