Hackers and emails

[Tero]

Is most hacking done with emails? Hillary's campaign got hacked through an email to some staff member. Trump campaign got hacked.

How is it these people in important positions are not trained on email security? And why can't they separate their work and personal stuff? We are long past Hillary, who would mix those and collect them on her server.

[Brian Peacock]

Because they're not doing their own email admin.

[JimC]

I constantly get spurious emails from dodgy sources, always inviting you to "click here". They get reported as spam and trashed...

[NineBerry]

I constantly get spurious emails from dodgy sources, always inviting you to "click here". They get reported as spam and trashed...

We have hacked your computer. Send us a ton of money or we will release all the webcam footage of you *drinking Gin* to your friends and family.

[pErvinalia]

While wearing a cardigan.

[Tero]

The money scams here locally mostly come by phone. "Go to the money machine at the liquor store and pay us in bitcon."

[Brian Peacock]

"Only those without blame are without shame." -- Dutch proverb.

[Tero]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podesta_emails
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phishing#Spear_phishing

Phishing is a form of social engineering and a scam where attackers deceive people into revealing sensitive information[1] or installing malware such as viruses, worms, adware, or ransomware. Phishing attacks have become increasingly sophisticated and often transparently mirror the site being targeted, allowing the attacker to observe everything while the victim navigates the site, and transverses any additional security boundaries with the victim.[2] As of 2020, it is the most common type of cybercrime, with the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center reporting more incidents of phishing than any other type of cybercrime.[3]