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She filled it in, divulging the username and password, and shortly afterwards the account was taken over by hackers.

Fraudsters often take over accounts using phishing emails - scam emails containing links to websites that either access systems or trick users into sharing their passwords.

Yes, it’s annoying to remember multiple passwords, but using the same one everywhere makes you an easy target.

Researchers have discovered nearly 1.5 million pictures from specialist dating apps – many of which are explicit – being stored online without password protection, leaving them vulnerable to hackers and extortionists.

But police were only able to access "limited information" from his phone because he refused to give them his password, an offence he later pleaded guilty to.