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"Storing data in the cloud means you can access your files from any&amp;amp;nbsp;computer and if your computer gets stolen or breaks, you don&amp;#039;t lose&amp;amp;nbsp;them. But these days, you regularly hear about incidences of thousands&amp;amp;nbsp;of web users&amp;#039; usernames, email addresses and passwords being leaked,&amp;amp;nbsp;meaning hackers can potentially access your private personal information&amp;amp;nbsp;and files. So does this means you shouldn&amp;#039;t store personal data in the&amp;amp;nbsp;cloud? The good news is they&amp;#039;re actually completely secure, and these so-called&amp;amp;nbsp;leaks are usually the result of users being tricked into handing over&amp;amp;nbsp;their details by hackers who send emails, text messages or even call,&amp;amp;nbsp;claiming to be from the storage provider. We show you how to take the&amp;amp;nbsp;right precautions to ensure your data stays safe. 1.&amp;amp;nbsp; Always use a strong password that&amp;#039;s unique to that account.&amp;amp;nbsp; 2. Be wary of phishing emails that claim to be from the&amp;amp;nbsp;company you have the account with (such as iCloud and Google) and&amp;amp;nbsp;encourage you to click a link and enter your username and password,&amp;amp;nbsp;often by claiming your account has been deactivated. However these links&amp;amp;nbsp;usually lead to hoax pages and be entering your login credentials,&amp;amp;nbsp;you&amp;#039;re handing them straight to the hackers. If you are concerned your&amp;amp;nbsp;account has been deactivated, do not click these links \u2013 instead, type&amp;amp;nbsp;the website yourself into a web browser and enter your details there.&amp;amp;nbsp; Via "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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