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For everoyone with a Gmail A/c - I suggest likewise. I do not know if I have been hacked yet, but everyone who uses accounts like Hotmail etc on a\home network of several computers like I do. Run Trend house call as a precaution on each unit. Additionally be very vigilant in monitoring your bank and credit card statements over the next few months.
Its not an explicitly proven case that the hacked account password details are are just the result of phishing attacks. Remember that the story is being covered by media that are not expertly trained in the practicalities of ICT.
Not scaremongering but the forthcomming "Security now" podcast on the GRC.com website is hoping to cover the case of malware that may have been able to generate false transactions while a user was logged on to a banking site. I do not have the details but the podcast is available from late thursday or friday morning in the UK - No connection with T.W.I.T or GRC.COM - and no intention of advertising any product/service or sponsor.
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