On 01/08/2011 09:29 AM, Mauro Lacy wrote: > On 01/08/2011 08:09 AM, John Berry wrote: >> It is a hacker from China (Beijing?) that hacked my gmail account. > > How do you know that? >> >> My password was random characters, but I have used the password before. >> >> Still I wonder, I just before used a usb wifi device I just squired, >> it was bough as near new, could it be modded? > > It could be, but I think it's improbable. If I'm not mistaken, gmail > authentication is done over https. To hack that, a man in the middle > must provide you with forged SSL certificates. That's not impossible, > and is in fact relatively easy to do (google "ssh man in the middle", > sshmitm). It's just that I find it too sophisticated just to send spam.
Well, in the name of truth, if it's an usb gadget it could theoretically install a modified driver in your computer, containing a trojan. That way it would not be necessary to hijack ssl sessions, a keylogger would suffice. A virus/trojan in your computer installed by any other means will have the same effect. Regards, Mauro
