Email Hacking

cheapchinese · 10-10-2004, 11:12 AM

My friend just did it to my yahoo account
How the... did he do it?

he's not telling me.. and i'm pissed

now he's trying to become an entreprenuer
said this service is "useful"

i'm like...wtf...how the hell did he do it
pm me
TIA

InfiniteNothing · 10-10-2004, 11:31 AM

How do you know he did it? I know nothing about the situation but I'm betting he just spoofed your email addy. Can he tell you your yahoo pw?

mcs328 · 10-10-2004, 02:57 PM

keylogger?

_=DeltaForce=_ · 10-10-2004, 06:29 PM

Password guess using birthday and other stuff? Cause I did that once..

Agent Plissken · 10-10-2004, 07:52 PM

try making your password randomly generated with a few CAPS, a few Nums, and a few Symbols. Eg. H@ck3rs$ucK
then see if he can do it again...

gwilks98 · 10-10-2004, 07:57 PM

I know that yahoo used to store the password in your cookie, but you may have to check the box to sign in automatically.

Check the registry key here: I believe go to HKML, then Software>Microsoft>Windows NT>Current Version>Winlogon and look for an entry that says ginadll = <filename>

Jeffbx · 10-11-2004, 05:48 AM

Did he need access to your computer to do it, or just your mail address? How did you know he got in - did he send mail from your account, actually tell you what your password is, or change your password?

_=DeltaForce=_ · 10-11-2004, 12:25 PM

yeah if you got yahoo messenger and got your password stored in it, u can get the password with a software

cheapchinese · 10-13-2004, 05:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Agent Plissken

try making your password randomly generated with a few CAPS, a few Nums, and a few Symbols. Eg. H@ck3rs$ucK
then see if he can do it again...

yup he did it again
even with the craziest pw

All he needed was my email address
how the......did he do it?

where did he get the program?

mcs328 · 10-13-2004, 07:29 AM

did you try a different computer?

gwilks98 · 10-13-2004, 02:31 PM

Set the password to non-ascii characters if all will let you by holding alt and typing three numbers. ╚ is alt + 200, for example. Let's see if he can brute force that. If he figures it out, he's probably logging your keystrokes or has access to whereever your password is stored.
Did you check your computer for rogue administrator accounts? Right click on my computer, then manage and look at the local users and groups. You may want to change your windows passwords.

bbrian · 10-13-2004, 05:49 PM

Sounds to me like he is just spoofing the address. Very easy to do. Have you looked at the full headers in the email to see if the message was actually sent via yahoo?

Send me your email address and an email address of a friend and I can easily fake a conversation between you. It's fun to do cause both parties are like wtf?!?!

mcs328 · 10-14-2004, 08:24 AM

I got a new issue of PC world i think and there's a 20-30 dollar program that will reveal your password if you pass the "magnifying glass" over a password represented as *. Very interesting if you let the computer store your password.

xcgames · 10-22-2004, 06:39 PM

Change your password and tell him to send you an email from the account he hacked. Then open the email source, in the source code it should reveal where it is originated. If it's not from a yahoo server, lol he is bsing. If it is then hmmmm very intersting. Also, make sure you change your Yahoo secret question and all the personal info, in case he's too good of a friend and know too much about you so he can jus go to yahoo and retrieve lost pass or something.

Molinak Sun · 10-26-2004, 08:40 PM

maybe he's getting your pw reset by clicking on the forgot pw button and entering the information about you.

10-10-2004, 11:12 AM	#1
cheapchinese I love free! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: LA, California Posts: 2,998	Email Hacking My friend just did it to my yahoo account How the... did he do it? he's not telling me.. and i'm pissed now he's trying to become an entreprenuer said this service is "useful" i'm like...wtf...how the hell did he do it pm me TIA

10-10-2004, 11:31 AM	#2
InfiniteNothing Chief of Naval Operations Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: San Diego Posts: 10,086	How do you know he did it? I know nothing about the situation but I'm betting he just spoofed your email addy. Can he tell you your yahoo pw? __________________ As for our common defense, we reject as false the choice between our safety and our ideals. Last edited by InfiniteNothing : 10-10-2004 at 11:33 AM.

10-10-2004, 02:57 PM	#3
mcs328 Admiral Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,578	keylogger? __________________

10-10-2004, 07:52 PM	#5
Agent Plissken Commander Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Montgomery Posts: 1,264	try making your password randomly generated with a few CAPS, a few Nums, and a few Symbols. Eg. H@ck3rs$ucK then see if he can do it again... __________________ Dyin' ain't much of a living, boy

10-10-2004, 07:57 PM	#6
gwilks98 Vice Admiral Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: StL Posts: 4,300	I know that yahoo used to store the password in your cookie, but you may have to check the box to sign in automatically. Check the registry key here: I believe go to HKML, then Software>Microsoft>Windows NT>Current Version>Winlogon and look for an entry that says ginadll = <filename> __________________ "I know the pieces fit, cause I watched them fall away." "Cold silence has A tendancy to Atrophy any Sense of compassion." MJK

10-10-2004, 06:29 PM	#4
_=DeltaForce=_ Captain Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Planet Mars Posts: 1,699	Password guess using birthday and other stuff? Cause I did that once..

10-11-2004, 05:48 AM	#7
Jeffbx Fleet Admiral Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Michigan Posts: 9,390	Did he need access to your computer to do it, or just your mail address? How did you know he got in - did he send mail from your account, actually tell you what your password is, or change your password?

10-11-2004, 12:25 PM	#8
_=DeltaForce=_ Captain Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Planet Mars Posts: 1,699	yeah if you got yahoo messenger and got your password stored in it, u can get the password with a software

10-13-2004, 07:29 AM	#10
mcs328 Admiral Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,578	did you try a different computer?

10-13-2004, 02:31 PM	#11
gwilks98 Vice Admiral Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: StL Posts: 4,300	Set the password to non-ascii characters if all will let you by holding alt and typing three numbers. ╚ is alt + 200, for example. Let's see if he can brute force that. If he figures it out, he's probably logging your keystrokes or has access to whereever your password is stored. Did you check your computer for rogue administrator accounts? Right click on my computer, then manage and look at the local users and groups. You may want to change your windows passwords.

10-13-2004, 05:49 PM	#12
bbrian Lieutenant Commander Join Date: May 2000 Location: La-La Land Posts: 676	Sounds to me like he is just spoofing the address. Very easy to do. Have you looked at the full headers in the email to see if the message was actually sent via yahoo? Send me your email address and an email address of a friend and I can easily fake a conversation between you. It's fun to do cause both parties are like wtf?!?!

10-14-2004, 08:24 AM	#13
mcs328 Admiral Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Maryland Posts: 6,578	I got a new issue of PC world i think and there's a 20-30 dollar program that will reveal your password if you pass the "magnifying glass" over a password represented as *. Very interesting if you let the computer store your password.

10-22-2004, 06:39 PM	#14
xcgames Ensign Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pasadena, CA Posts: 40	Change your password and tell him to send you an email from the account he hacked. Then open the email source, in the source code it should reveal where it is originated. If it's not from a yahoo server, lol he is bsing. If it is then hmmmm very intersting. Also, make sure you change your Yahoo secret question and all the personal info, in case he's too good of a friend and know too much about you so he can jus go to yahoo and retrieve lost pass or something. __________________ Thermaltake Tsunami case X-connect 500Watts PSU D865PERLL mobo 3.4GHz Northwood 1GB XMS Corsair 2-2-2-5 PNY Verto Geforce 6800GT 256MB 500GB SATA HD storage & 74GB raptor boot Viewsonic 19' VX900 LCD Logitec Z-680 5.1 500Watts Unbranded 40X cd-rom

10-26-2004, 08:40 PM	#15
Molinak Sun Lieutenant Junior Grade Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 171	maybe he's getting your pw reset by clicking on the forgot pw button and entering the information about you. __________________ don't click here

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