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From www.commtouch.com - October 10, 2011 9:40 AM

Sunnyvale, Calif. – October 10, 2011 –

 

Commtouch ® (Nasdaq: CTCH) today published the industry’s first ever research report on The State of Hacked Accounts, presenting statistics on the theft, abuse and eventual recovery of Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail and Facebook accounts.

 

The data reveals that most users get hacked at high rates even when they do not think they are engaging in risky behavior, with 62% unaware of how their accounts had been compromised.