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willow
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willow asked in Computers & InternetSecurity · 10 years ago

How do hackers get into your mail?

E-mail

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  • 10 years ago
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    Hackers like abusers are always known to you personally or the family.

    You want to use passwords like the names of your pets, birthdays etc

    then someone who knows you don't have much trouble hacking all

    your accounts!

    Always use passwords with at least 8/10 characters comprising of a

    mixture of letters in upper/lower case and numbers.

    Also use something that no one else knows. Like for instance, on my

    online bank account, I use my birthplace which now geographically no

    longer exists which is only known to me and my bank now as all my

    immediate family is now dead.

    Using your mother's maiden name mixed in as well is a good one.

    Source(s): Experienced1
  • 10 years ago

    There are various ways, mainly:

    1: Phishing

    2: Keyloggin/trojans/stealers

    3: Social engineering

    4: last but not the least, brute forcing

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    File a false lost password claim...

    Source(s): I find your lack of faith in the hacker disturbing, young Willow...
  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Very simple passwords, and the stupidity of the user.

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