Reading someone else's email inbox

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pacodeux Posted messages 113 Status Member -  
pacodeux Posted messages 113 Status Member -
Hello,
a friend told me that once while on vacation at his brother-in-law's, the latter showed him that he could access his messaging (wifi connection in the house).
I was surprised because I thought the other person had to know his password, right?
Otherwise, does he have a way to recover this password with the help of software?

Thank you

Configuration: Windows 7 / Firefox 9.0.1

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  1. chimay8 Posted messages 7947 Status Security Contributor 60
     
    Hi,
    In this case, he is not asking for help to recover a password.

    Otherwise, does he have a way to recover this password with the help of software?
    Yes, there are software or ways to recover passwords. However, stealing passwords from your machine should be quite easy since you're not up to date (Firefox 9.0.1)...
    :D

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    1. sinicy Posted messages 123 Status Member 4
       
      Shall we show him/her? ;)
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    2. chimay8 Posted messages 7947 Status Security Contributor 60
       
      Lol ^^
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    3. pacodeux Posted messages 113 Status Member
       
      Thank you for your answers that confirm what I suspected.
      @Sinicy, I knew that but I just wanted to know about its existence, not have a tutorial on it.
      As for my outdated Firefox, it's my wife's, so it's not my fault, ha!
      Actually, I haven't checked her computer in a while, thank you for pointing that out.
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