Why a Criminal Might Want to Hack Into Your Email

In the wake of two large breaches at Yahoo that compromised a billion accounts, including users' email addresses and passwords, experts say email accounts are a major target for criminals.


"When an attacker compromises your email account, his possibilities are limitless," said Omri Iluz, the co-founder and CEO of PerimeterX, a cybersecurity company.


WikiLeaks aside, it's not necessarily the content of your emails that cyberattackers care about. More likely they're using your account to make money.

Source@NBC NEWS