News Webmail Firms Probe Login 'leak'

Several popular webmail providers are investigating a report that millions of their users' login details are being shared online by a hacker.

Google Gmail, Yahoo Mail, Microsoft Hotmail and Mail.ru are among the services said to have been affected.

The security firm that flagged the issue said that it believed many of the usernames and passwords involved had not been leaked before.

However, it is not clear whether users' accounts have actually been breached.

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