Break into the CEO email account and get $10,000 
(02/06/2009)
According to Symantec’s Global Internet Security Report, email accounts are the third most popular item for sale on sites that sell valuable stolen information, behind credit card numbers and bank account details. The report also notes that attackers are concentrating on victimizing consumers for financial gain.
Many people now store financial, medical, personal, and other sensitive information in their email accounts. Millions of email accounts are hacked every year. When a fraudster gains access to an email account, they wreak havoc that can take years to repair.
A new service is putting an end to this nightmare. The StrongWebmail email account protects users from the vulnerabilities of a username and password. With StrongWebmail, when a person successfully enters their username and password, they must receive a phone call or text message on their telephone. The phone call gives them a 5-digit code that they enter into their computer to confirm their identity. This ensures that even if someone’s password is stolen, the thief still can’t access the victim’s email account because they don’t have access to the user’s phone.
To prove how secure StrongWebmail is, the company is offering $10,000 to the first person to break into the CEO’s email account. StrongWebmail hopes that this contest will bring attention to the username and password crisis.
Related topics: Hacking and intrusion prevention Internet and Web security Virus, Worm, Email security, spyware and malware
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