INTERNET SECURITY

How to Protect an Email Account from being Hacked

Today in this post I’ll teach you how to protect your email account from being hacked. Nowadays I get a lot of emails where most of the people say “My Email account is hacked please help…”. Now one question which arises in our mind is: “Is it so easy to hack an email account? OR Is it so difficult to protect an email account from being hacked?”. The single answer to these two questions is “Absolutely NOT!”. It is neither easy to hack an email nor difficult to protect an email account from bieng hacked.If this is the case, then what is the reason for many people to lose their accounts?
The answer is very simple. They don’t know how to protect themselves from being hacked! In fact most of the people who lose their email accounts are not the victims of hacking but the victims of Trapping. They lose their passwords not because they are hacked by some expert hackers but they are fooled to such an extent that they themselves give away their password.
Are you confused? If so continue reading and you’ll come to know…
Now I’ll mention some of the most commonly used online scams which fool people and make them lose their passwords. I’ll also mention how to protect your email account from these scams.
1. WEBSITE SPOOFING
Website spoofing is the act of creating a website, with the intention of misleading the readers. The website will be created by a different person or organisation (Other than the original) especially for the purposes of cheating. Normally, the website will adopt the design of the target website and sometimes has a similar URL.
For example a Spoofed Website of Yahoo.com appears exactly same as Yahoo Website. So most of the people believe that it is the original site and lose their passwords. The main intention of spoofed websites is to fool users and take away their passwords. For this,the spoofed sites offer fake login pages. These fake login pages resemble the original login pages of sites like Yahoo,Gmail,Orkut etc. Since it resemble’s the original login page people beleive that it is true and give away their username and passwordsby trying to login to their accounts.
Solution:

• Never try to login/access your email account from the sites other than the original site.
• Always type the URL of the site in the address bar to get into the site. Never click on the hyperlink to enter the site.

2. BY USING KEYLOGGERS
The other commonly used method to steal password is by using a Keylogger. A Keylogger is nothing but a spyware. The detailed description of keylogger and it’s usage is discussed in the post Hacking an email account. If you read this post you’ll come to know that it is too easy to steal the password using a keylogger program. If you just access your email account from a computer installed with keylogger, you definitely lose your password. This is because the keylogger records each and every keystroke that you type.
Solution:
Protecting yourselves from a keylogger scam is very easy.Just install a good anti-spyware program and update it regularly. This keeps your PC secure from a keylogger. Also there is a program called Anti-keylogger which is specially designed to detect and remove keyloggers. You can use this program to detect some stealth keyloggers which remain undetected by many anti-spyware programs.
3. ACCESSING YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT FROM CYBER CAFES
Do you access your email from cyber cafes?  Then definitely you are under the risk of loosing your password.In fact many people lose their email account in cyber cafes. For the owner of the cyber cafe it’s just a cakewalk to steal your password. For this he just need’s to install a keylogger on his computers. So when you login to your email account from this PC, you give away your password to the cafe owner. Also there are many Remote Administration Tools (RATs) which can be used to monitor your browsing activities in real time.
This doesn’t mean that you should never use cyber cafes for browsing the internet. I know, not all the cyber cafe owners will be so wicked but it is recommended not to use cafes for accessing confidential information. If it comes to the matter of security never trust anyone, not even your friend. I always use my own PC to login to my accounts to ensure safety.
So with this I conclude my post and assume that I have helped my readers to protect their email accounts from being hacked. Please pass your comments…
Shubham Kumar is a Student of class 11th, web designer, animator and develope

How to Hack an Email Account – Email Hacking....>>>>

Wondering to know how to hack an email account? Well, before you can do that, you need to understand the real ways of hacking that actually work and also that are simply scam and do not work.
So, here in this post, I am going to discuss some of theReal and Working Ways to hack emails; along with that, I am also going to make you aware of the common myths and scams associated with email hacking.
On a regular basis, a lot of people contact me about suspecting their boyfriend or girlfriend of cheating, and ask me how to hack their email password so as to find out the truth. If you are in a similar situation where you want to hack into someone’s email account, then this post might help you!
With my experience of over 8 years in the field of ethical hacking and computer security, I can tell you that, there exists only 2 foolproof methods to hack emails. All the other methods are simply scam or don’t work.

Possible Ways to Hack an Email Account

1. Keylogging: The Easiest Way!

Keylogging simply refers to the process of recording each and every keystroke that a user types on a specific computer’s keyboard. This can be done using a small software program called keylogger (also known as spy software). Once you install this program on the target computer, it will automatically load from the start-up and start capturing every keystroke typed on that computer including usernames and passwords. A keylogger software will operate in a complete stealth mode and thus remains undetected.
In order to use this software, you don’t need to have any special knowledge of hacking. Anyone with a basic knowledge of computer should be able to install and use this software with ease. I recommend the following keylogger as the best for your monitoring needs.

• SniperSpy – For Windows (TESTED)
• SniperSpy – For Mac (TESTED)

Here is a summary of benefits that you will receive with SniperSpy software:
1. You can ACCESS ANY PASSWORD
With SniperSpy, you can gain access to any password protected material such as Facebook, MySpace or any other email account.
2. REMOTE INSTALL Feature
SniperSpy has a Remote Install feature using which it makes it possible to install this software on a remote computer. This feature can be very handy when you do not have physical access to the target computer on which you want to install this software.
3. MONITOR EVERY ACTIVITY on the Target Computer
With SniperSpy, you can not only capture the passwords, but also spy on their IM conversations and take screenshots of the activities on the target computer.
4. NEVER GET CAUGHT
Since SniperSpy runs in a complete stealth mode, it’s presence on the target computer remains undetected. So you need not worry about being caught or traced back.
5. Extremely EASY TO USE
Since SniperSpy is designed for novice computer users, it requires no special skills to install and use.
6. Works on Both PC and MAC
SniperSpy is fully compatible with Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 and Mac.
Can I Install SniperSpy on a Local Computer?
Yes, you can install SniperSpy on a Local or Remote computer. It supports both Remote and Local installations. So, you need not worry whether it is a local or a remote computer.
How Safe is to Use SniperSpy?
SniperSpy is completely safe and secure since it neither collects any information from your computer nor contact you in any way.
So, what are you waiting for? Go, grab it now and expose the truth!

Click Here to Download SniperSpy for Windows

Click Here to Download SniperSpy for Mac

2. Phishing: The Difficult Way

Phishing is the other most commonly used trick to hack email passwords. This method involves the use of Fake Login Pages whose look and feel are almost identical to that of legitimate websites. Fake login pages are created by many hackers which appear exactly as Gmail or Yahoo login pages.
Once you enter your login details on such a fake login page, they are actually stolen away by the hacker. However, creating a fake login page and taking it online to successfully hack an email account is not an easy job. It demands an in depth technical knowledge of HTML and scripting languages like PHP, JSP etc. Also, phishing is considered  as a serious criminal offense and hence it is a risky job to attempt phishing attack. So, I recommend the usage of keyloggers as the best to hack email password.

Common Myths and Scams Associated with Email Hacking

Today, there are many scam websites out there on the Internet which often misguide users with false information. Some of them may even rip off your pockets with false promises. So, here are some of the things that you need to be aware of:
1. There is no readymade software program (except the keylogger) that can hack emails and get you the password instantly just with a click of a button. So, if you come across any website that claims to sell such softwares, I would advise you to stay away from them.
2. Never trust any hacking service that claims to hack any email for just $100 or $200. All I can tell you is that, most of them are no more than a scam.
3. I have seen many websites on the Internet that are distributing fake tutorials on email hacking. Most of these tutorials will tell you something like this: “you need to send an email to passwordrecovery@gmail.com along with your username and password” (or something similar). Beware! Never give away your password to anyone nor send it to any email address. If you do so, you will lose your password itself in attempt to hack somebody else’s password.