Comments on: Email Hacking And How To Protect Your Accounts http://www.dnxpert.com/2008/12/05/email-hacking-and-how-to-protect-your-accounts/ A blog about the domain name industry Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:02:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: pcmemoirs http://www.dnxpert.com/2008/12/05/email-hacking-and-how-to-protect-your-accounts/comment-page-1/#comment-7365 pcmemoirs Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:44:07 +0000 http://www.dnxpert.com/?p=1087#comment-7365 In my opinion, phishing is one of the most dangerous ways of hacking, because it can reach and fool so many people and disguise itself as the genuine thing. Even tech-savvy people can fall victim of such attacks. BTW, I am running a contest at my web site - you can win a SuperAntispyware Professional license. All you have to do is leave a comment. Protect your PC from intrusions and spyware! In my opinion, phishing is one of the most dangerous ways of hacking, because it can reach and fool so many people and disguise itself as the genuine thing. Even tech-savvy people can fall victim of such attacks.
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]]> By: DotDriven http://www.dnxpert.com/2008/12/05/email-hacking-and-how-to-protect-your-accounts/comment-page-1/#comment-6351 DotDriven Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:28:34 +0000 http://www.dnxpert.com/?p=1087#comment-6351 The phishing technique can be pretty hard to detect. I have to admit I have 'almost' fallen for a couple of them. But thankfully I made it a habit, a long time ago, to always go directly to the site to login and never use the links included in the emails. I still check the status bar to see if the link 'looks' legit but regardless always go login at the homepage of the site then navigate to whatever issue the email mentions to take care of it. I caught my wife falling for an amazon phish right after she entered her complete information (credit card update to "save" her account from deletion lol). So she was able to call up and cancel things before she had any charges or anything but I was surprised she fell for it since I consider her pretty web savvy. But all it takes is spacing out a bit and assuming everything that comes to your email box is legit. The phishing technique can be pretty hard to detect. I have to admit I have ‘almost’ fallen for a couple of them. But thankfully I made it a habit, a long time ago, to always go directly to the site to login and never use the links included in the emails. I still check the status bar to see if the link ‘looks’ legit but regardless always go login at the homepage of the site then navigate to whatever issue the email mentions to take care of it.

I caught my wife falling for an amazon phish right after she entered her complete information (credit card update to “save” her account from deletion lol). So she was able to call up and cancel things before she had any charges or anything but I was surprised she fell for it since I consider her pretty web savvy. But all it takes is spacing out a bit and assuming everything that comes to your email box is legit.

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]]> By: Jeff http://www.dnxpert.com/2008/12/05/email-hacking-and-how-to-protect-your-accounts/comment-page-1/#comment-6323 Jeff Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:21:42 +0000 http://www.dnxpert.com/?p=1087#comment-6323 Thanks - very helpful! Thanks – very helpful!

]]> By: Reece http://www.dnxpert.com/2008/12/05/email-hacking-and-how-to-protect-your-accounts/comment-page-1/#comment-6321 Reece Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:42:31 +0000 http://www.dnxpert.com/?p=1087#comment-6321 Hi John, Just a quick correction: Brute force attacks are often extremely successful and don't require a great deal of computer to run as "dictionary attacks". You'd be surprised how many people think having a password like their favorite sport or food is actually a safe password :) Hi John,

Just a quick correction: Brute force attacks are often extremely successful and don’t require a great deal of computer to run as “dictionary attacks”. You’d be surprised how many people think having a password like their favorite sport or food is actually a safe password :)

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