Many people ask themselves the question: how to hack a Vkontakte page or an account of another social network? Let's start right away with the fact that cracking any password is a crime, and you can get a real term! Understand, finally, the Internet is no longer the territory of schoolchildren and home-grown hackers. It is a serious tool for business, politics and, of course, law enforcement. Break-in jokes no longer pass without leaving a trace here - this should be understood.
The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish
Today, 95% of account hacks are done using social engineering. We are talking about the so-called "phishing", when, by deception, criminals force a person to provide a username and password. The method is far from new, but the "bait" every time becomes more cunning and attractive, so the "fish" bites very willingly.
The most commonplace way is that a person receives a message or letter with a link (in a personal or by mail), where they are invited to take part in some fictional competition, or it may be a “fake” letter from the administration of a social network. The user follows a link to a fake page where they are asked to re-enter their credentials. Outwardly, the counterfeit interface is no different from the familiar appearance of a well-known social network. As a result, the data gets to the cybercriminals.
With a more creative approach, attackers first carefully study the circle of interests of the victim, choosing the most effective bait for it. For example, a person is fond of weaving baskets, scammers send him an invitation to an exhibition of wicker crafts. In this case, the probability of clicking on a false link increases significantly. It is elementary to create such a link if you have at least a little knowledge of page layout and web design skills.
In other cases, a person is slipped a computer, tablet, or other gadget with spyware. There are known cases when keyloggers, programs for secret collection of information, were installed on computers in offices or Internet cafes. They record passwords, visited sites and even phrases typed on the keyboard. It doesn't even require any special knowledge. You just need to combine the right person with the same computer.
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The remaining five percent
As we said, 95% of hacks are phishing. But the rest of the methods did not find wide popularity due to the complexity of their application in practice. Such methods are used by professionals - spies, famous "Russian hackers" and intelligence officers. This is no longer just gimmicks with links, this is serious complex work.
Fake access point
The thirst for free internet is pushing people into the network of password thieves. In offices, cafes, airports, gadget users begin to check if there is free WI-FI nearby. But no one thinks that in fact an access point can be a spy router that intercepts traffic. Attackers can only place an object of interest in the zone of such a router.
In other cases, password thieves manage to replace home WI-FI with a fake one, this is already the highest aerobatics, when interest in a person's personal life is clearly not a former passion, but at least an active employee of one of the law enforcement agencies.
SIM card replacement
Push-pull authentication has made life somewhat difficult for those who like to poke their noses into other people's accounts, but this barrier has a hole. Let's not go into the technical side of the issue, let's go from a simple one: using a fake passport, and sometimes a photocopy of it, the crooks manage to "restore" the allegedly lost SIM card.
Everything here is designed for luck and negligence of an employee of the cellular office. All people are different and employees of points of sale do not always do their work conscientiously. Not to mention the corruption component, when for a certain amount a representative of a mobile operator will perform such a service for you.
Corruption
Continuing the topic of "paid services", we can only say that any official (whether it is a social network administrator or an employee of the authorities) who has access to personal information is subject to corruption. Someone remains true to himself and understands the degree of responsibility, while someone does not disdain anything.