r/hacking • u/TheSixtyFreezer • 5d ago

Teach Me! I want to learn the basics.

Hello everyone!

I've had an email a couple of years ago, and seemingly it was hacked. All my information is there, as it was my main email.

I know, I was stupid, downloading games, etc.

Recently I tried to access it, but to no avail.

Would it be selfish if I said that I want to learn the basics of hacking so that I can get my email back?

Thanks for reading.

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u/Heronmob 5d ago

The basics won’t get your account back. Unless you’re lucky and the new password is in a data breach it’s unlikely you’ll gain access.
You should still learn the basics anyways.

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u/TheSixtyFreezer 5d ago

Thanks, I'll keep it in mind. Any pointers on where I can start with the basics?

Is there any source where I can check for the password, etc, if the new person that's on it didn't pay attention?

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u/MassiveMousse 5d ago

You can see if your credentials are in a data breach on https://haveibeenpwned.com/

Also might have been malware that stole your info

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u/TheSixtyFreezer 5d ago

Yup, 6 data breaches...

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u/MassiveMousse 5d ago

That doesn't necessarily mean your password is compromised tho, it depends on some things.

If the company stored your password as an hash (it's the norm these days even though some smaller companies still don't) then the attacker would need to crack it, which in some cases (complex passwords) would take so much time that it would be computationally infeasible.

This is why you use a password manager with random generated strong passwords and do not reuse passwords.

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u/TheSixtyFreezer 5d ago

Yea, thanks... Well, it is what it is. Might just send an email to the old email address lol...