To get the account information of a user, the hacker can use a password-stealing trojan horse. If the password for the instant messaging client is saved on the computer, the attacker could send a trojan to an unsuspecting user. When executed, the trojan would find the password for the instant messaging account used by the victim and send it back to the hacker. The means for sending back the information to the hacker varies. They include using the instant messenger itself, IRC, and email.
21 July 2006
Yahoo Accounts Got Stolen
Some of my friends have been complaining lately about their lost Yahoo account.
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add ons: the hacker could also access cookies stored simply by having a script to run their IP number. Not a good idea to store your password if you're using a computer on a network that share multiple subnet masks. trust me.
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