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If you email is hacked you likely have bigger problems than a package or two going missing.
by abraham 14y ago
If you email is hacked you likely have bigger problems than a package or two going missing.
- ctz 14y agoEmail transport is done in plaintext on the public internet -- it provides no confidentiality or integrity.
- AhtiK 14y agoMost e-mail users are using browser-based e-mail clients over HTTPS so in order to access the plaintext email one needs to tap the senders local network which would only work if the sender is not using an HTTPS webmail. Plaintext public internet attacks for email were more common when people used unsecured POP3 and IMAP.