![]() ![]() ![]() During a phishing attack, an “imposter” email is sent that looks like it comes from a legitimate source, such as Amazon or PayPal. ![]() This technique is popular because it’s affordable, requires relatively simple skills (although many hackers could do with a grammar lesson), and takes advantage of the weakest link in any online defense system: you, the user (sorry). The most common way that emails are stolen is through phishing attempts. Hackers tend to favor four devious methods, so the chances are high that you fell victim to one of these. If there was a guidebook called “How to Hack Emails”, it would have four main sections. Let’s start at the very beginning: How your email account may have been compromised in the first place. (If you’re in the mood for some sobering statistics, see the Independent’s Live Company Data Breaches and Stats for 2023 ). Your confidential details, including email address and passwords, are hot property and cybercriminals are becoming increasingly creative at getting their hands on them. 2023 started with reports of over 200 million email addresses allegedly stolen from social media users and leaked on underground hacker forums-and this is far from an isolated incident. ![]()
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