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combinations until a correct password is discovered. Be sure to make strong passwords and
change them on a regular basis
Any system connected to a network can be hacked. T he best solution to prevent hacking is
keep hackers from entering your network or keep them from isolating you system by
disconnecting it from the network.
HACKED E-MAIL
T here are many different ways an e-mail account can be compromised. People invent ways to
hack e-mail constantly. Here are 3 methods of how your e-mail account can be hacked.
M ethod #1
Imagine you?re at the food court in the mall. You open your laptop and connect to the mall?s
free WiFi.
Now it?s time to check your e-mail messages because you are expecting important news. You
open the e-mail client on your computer and start browsing the Internet. After a while, you go
on your way to work, home, or school. But did you notice the guy at the next table with his
laptop? He just took your email credentials while you weren?t looking.
He used the Man-in-the-Middle hack. He set up his computer to act like a router and tricked
your computer into thinking that his computer was the actual router. T he mall's router thinks
the guy's computer - in the middle of the connection ? is your computer.
Once a hacker gains access to your network connection they can view all kinds of data packets
coming from your computer to the mail server (or to any server). Each time you make a
connection to the mail server you are sending your authentication credentials through the bad
guy?s computer.
From there it?s easy to use a program to filter out all packets containing your log-in
credentials. T his includes your Facebook, T witter, and bank account log-in information as
well. Everything!
You can prevent this by not using the free WiFi. Use the Internet connection on your smart
phone. Most smart phones can turn your password protected connection into a hot-spot for
use with your laptop.
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