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23-Apr-2009, 08:43 AM #1
Gmail accounts hacked via unpatched hole
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Exploits allowing hackers to break into Gmail accounts are likely to occur, if they're not already circulating, after security researchers released details of a hole that Google has reportedly declined to patch.
http://windowssecrets.com/comp/090423/
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23-Apr-2009, 12:58 PM #2
Is web mail safe, or is your mail safer when retrieved to your PC ? What is your opinion?
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23-Apr-2009, 01:13 PM #3
If feel they both pose the same threat
Anyways web mail seems to have a slightly better edge over the mail retrieved to your pc
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