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Nottingham Post
Nottingham Post
National
Rebecca Sherdley

Warning to anyone with an email account more than 10 years old amid threat from hackers

We're all pretty savvy when it comes to online security. But who would have thought that a trusty old e-mail account could be at threat?

That's right. Accounts that have aged more than ten years are at risk of being hacked by those pesky cyber criminals out there - and it's time to improve your security, according to Nottinghamshire police.

Called "legacy accounts" - because they are old e-mail accounts, they are said to be easier to hack - especially if they have weak passwords.

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