Email is one of the most popular utilities of the Internet. Staying in touch with friends and relatives, closing business deals within minutes and forwarding mass emails to all addresses in the address book— are just a few common uses of email. Email has rapidly replaced snail mail in almost all domains and has become the preferred form of communication for most people. Unfortunately an email message is definitely not as harmless as it might seem at first glance. There are a lot of dangers, abuse and problems associated with the rapidly increasing popularity of email. Email has become ubiquitous, especially in the corporate world. Most businesses cannot survive without the use of email. Inspite of the rapidly growing popularity of email as the preferred communication medium, very few people are actually aware of the numerous security risks involved. In the recent years, there has been an alarming increase in the number of email fraud cyber crime cases on the Internet. Hence, it has become extremely important for all businesses to take the necessary precautions to fight the menace of email fraud.

Hacking email accounts, stealing sensitive data, copying the address book, intercepting data, virus infections, password attacks, spoofed messages, abusive emails, Trojan attacks and espionage are only some of the many concerns that have started affecting email users worldwide. Emails are also commonly being exploited by computer criminals to execute privacy and identity attacks on unsuspecting victims. Email Hacking—aims to educate and prepare email users against some of the most dangerous email related security loopholes, vulnerabilities and attacks.

What would you do if somebody broke into your email account and stole all your sensitive data? What would you do if somebody spoofed their identity and sent emails from your account? Do you want to play pranks on your friends and colleagues through email? What would you do if you receive abusive emails on your account? What would you do if someone broke into your email account and used it to transfer funds out of your bank account? Your email account has become more dangerous than what anyone ever imagined! Deriving data from actual research experiments, code analysis, case studies and consumer study, this book will open the reader’s eyes to security threats, secrets and loopholes that until now were unnoticed. Email Hacking will ensure that EVEN YOU CAN HACK!