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2. Password cracking - Wikipedia

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   In cryptanalysis and computer security, password cracking is the process of guessing passwords [1] protecting a computer system. A common approach ( brute-force attack ) is to repeatedly try guesses for the password and to check them against an available cryptographic hash of the password. [ 2 ]

3. Email hacking - Wikipedia

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   Email is a very widely used communication method. If an email account is hacked, it can allow the attacker access to the personal, sensitive or confidential information in the mail storage; as well as allowing them to read new incoming and outgoing email - and to send and receive as the legitimate owner.

4. Crack (password software) - Wikipedia

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   The first public release of Crack was version 2.7a, which was posted to the Usenet newsgroups alt.sources and alt.security on 15 July 1991. Crack v3.2a+fcrypt, posted to comp.sources.misc on 23 August 1991, introduced an optimised version of the Unix crypt() function but was still only really a faster version of what was already available in other packages.

5. Follow These Steps if You’ve Been Hacked

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   Having a password manager like LastPass can help make this process much faster and easier. Scan all your devices – Download a reputable anti-virus program that will scan your devices for malware ...

6. Locked out of your email? Here's how to change and recover ...

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   How to change your Gmail password. If you know your current password, Google advises to follow these steps: ... On a computer, this tab will be the fourth tab down on the left side of the screen ...

7. A UK man allegedly used genealogy sites to hack execs ... - AOL

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   The London-based executive—who claimed to have attended the University of Oxford—would first reset a senior executive’s computer system password, then use the new login to hack their ...

8. Brute-force attack - Wikipedia

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   Brute-force attacks work by calculating every possible combination that could make up a password and testing it to see if it is the correct password. As the password's length increases, the amount of time, on average, to find the correct password increases exponentially.

9. Find and remove unusual activity on your AOL account

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   If you see something you don't recognize, click Sign out or Remove next to it, then immediately change your password. • Recent activity - Devices or browsers that recently signed in. • Apps connected to your account - Apps you've given permission to access your info. • Recent account changes - Shows the last 3