how can hackers read emails in transit? In addition to phishing for account details and accessing someone’s email account directly, is it possible for hackers to “read” ongoing email communication that is not encrypted?

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how can hackers read emails in transit? In addition to phishing for account details and accessing someone’s email account directly, is it possible for hackers to “read” ongoing email communication that is not encrypted?

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1. Emails are like convertible cars they don’t have a roof to keep you dry when it rains you get wet.

The email protocol was designed before hackers were a problem it has no security or secrecy built into it.

2. , Imagine having to present your bag to a private security guard at every school and shopping centre you went to. And the security guard will open your wallet and read all your credit cards and open letters and bills.

Packets are routed through the network to anyone with a network device. The owner of the device can open every email that arrives at their device requesting to be delivered somewhere else.

Note: modern email clients use secure methods to forward emails but the email client you use and the email provider you use must both use these methods or the email is sent unsecured.

This is different to Web browsers which encrypt the the request before sending it.

Gmail is an example that gives some clear warnings when using unsafe transit methods.

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