Erstellt am: 21. 10. 2016 - 12:11 Uhr

Today's Webtip: Hacked?

The BBC takes a look at what happens to your account.

Have you ever wondered just what happens to accounts after a massive data breach like the Yahoo, LinkedIn or Sony dumps?

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A group of computer scientists from University College London decided to find out. They set up a bunch of gmail accounts and then "accidently" shared the login info. And then they waited to see what would happen.

You can read an overview of the study here or, if you really want to get to the study itself, you can find a copy online (and freely available!)

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