<p>As a security precaution against hacking attempts, Microsoft has announced that it will do away with its longstanding practice of allowing multiple linked email accounts on its Outlook and Hotmail cloud email services.</p><p>The mail services provided by Outlook.com and Hotmail have long allowed users to connected multiple email accounts together under a single sign on. However, as hackers with access to one of the linked accounts can then take over the rest of the accounts, Microsoft sees liked accounts as a target that has been increasingly tempting to hackers.</p><p>Over the next two months, Microsoft will transition away from linked accounts, and move to support account aliases instead. Users will be given the option to forward email and send messages from more than one email addresses, but will not be able to control multiple email accounts through one sign-on.</p><p>Accounts will begin to be unlinked in late July, and the process will take about two months to cover all linked email accounts across the two services.</p><p><a href="http://www.szsu.com/2013/06/18/microsoft-to-stop-allowing-linked-email-accounts-in-outlook-hotmail/">Keep reading...</a></p><p>Read also:</p><p><a href="http://www.techradar.com/news/software/applications/microsoft-drops-linked-accounts-on-outlook-com-1160051">Microsoft drops linked accounts on Outlook.com</a> (TechRadar UK)</p><p><a href="http://www.liveside.net/2013/06/17/microsoft-discontinues-linked-account-feature-in-microsoft-account/">Microsoft discontinues linked account feature in Microsoft account</a> (LiveSide)</p><p><a href="http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/17/4438590/outlook-linked-accounts-feature-end-of-support-july">Microsoft killing off Outlook.com linked accounts feature in favor of aliases</a> (The Verge)</p><p>Explore: <a href="http://news.google.com/news/more?ncl=dvLM861xj63Q3zML_NrqbHIjGB5cM&ned=us">32 additional articles.</a></p>