In light of the major MySpace hack that just shook the online community, it has become even more pertinent that we delete old online accounts that we don't use anymore. Even though it went out of demand a few years ago, social networking app MySpace still holds the details of more user accounts than the US's population. On Friday, a shocking 360 million accounts got hacked and went up for sale in a 33 GB dump. The leak had critical information including usernames, email addresses, and corresponding passwords.

Even though it is believed that most of the accounts that were hacked were not currently in use, keeping in mind that Facebook and Twitter changed social media completely, this hack is another reminder that you should delete your old unused accounts.

Why delete older accounts?

Even though experts say that one shouldn't use the same credentials for every online service, people still use one common username for most of the services they avail online. So if anything gets hacked, their credentials are compromised. But it is practically impossible to remember all the usernames and passwords set by us, right? Which is why it is important that we completely erase our digital portfolio from such websites when we decide to stop using them. That way, not only does your personal data stay secure, but it also cuts down on the number of credentials to remember.

The personal data leaked from MySpace, which included a number of celebrity accounts as well, was put for sale for thousands of dollars. Which shows how even outdated data can be of importance whether it's for marketing, fraud, hacking or some other illegal activity.

Safe.