Originally Posted by XPatriot
I was wondering if anyone could possibly tell me how someone could have discovered
not only the passwords to numerous hotmail accounts when some of them are not only
unknown to anyone other than me and when all are unrelated to one another... used in separate identities in Outlook express?
Actually, this is relatively easy
with
packet sniffing.
You don't need to "lsten" directely to the computer, as long as you have access to parts of the network involved.
A wiretap, or wireless listening (with unencrypted or weakly encrypted wireless)
will reveal the passwords used when checking the e-mail.
And as a "side effect" also your username... so it's all available to be stolen.
More on the subject.