You are here:

Computer Law/email hacking

Advertisement

Expert: - 9/28/2008


Question
I was recently fired from my employer.  I knew that I was going to get fired as I know there procedures all to well.  Prior to them firing me, I was placed on a three day administrative leave.  During the three days that I was at home, I accessed my Microsoft Office account through my remote desktop.  This provided me access to my work emails and all other files.  I forwarded to my yahoo account many emails that I had received from my former boss (and other community contacts) because I believed that I may need them due to their false allegations.  All of the emails that I forwarded to my yahoo account are gone.  I know that I did not erase them as I knew that I may need them.  Would the IT person be able to access my yahoo account?  How would I know if my yahoo account has been compromised?  How can I retrieve the emails that I had forwarded to myself?  There is nothing in my trash bin and I know that I would not delete them.

Answer
Hi Lisa,

If you ever accessed your yahoo account from your office computer, which it sounds like you did, your Yahooo account information and password were stored on your office machine. Any good IT Tech would be able find it.

If thats the case then they could log into your account and delete the e-mails they wanted. You can check to see if they logged into your yahoo account by requesting a log of IP Logins to your account from Yahoo.

Hope this helps...

Computer Law

All Answers

Answers by Expert:

Ask Experts

Volunteer

Chris Wagoner

Expertise

I can answer questions concerning Computer Crime Investigations and Internet investigations including Computer Crime Laws both at the State level and Federal level. I can answer questions on almost any crime in which a computer is used. In addition I can answer questions concerning copywrite infringement (peer to peer, and copying). I served as a police Commander and conducted and still conduct Computer Crime Investigations at the Local, State and Federal level. I have investigated all most any kind of crime with which or which involved a computer and the internet, from murders, kidnappings, extortion, drug dealing and more. I can answer questions concerning Computer Forensics (the art of recovering information from a suspects computer), Computer Crime Investigations and Internet Investigations. I am a Federally Court Recognized Expert in Computer Crime and Computer Forensics. I have worked in both Facebook and MySPace, also in Peer to Peer investigations. In addition I can answer questions concerning child predators and how to make your children safer on-line. I teach Computer Forensics, Internet Investigations, Peer to Peer Investigations and other computer crime related subjects for several colleges and the Institute of Police Technology and Management. My hobby webpage - Military Videos - http://www.youtube.com/user/3rdID8487

Experience

I conduct computer crime investigations in conjunction with the F.B.I., Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Gainesville Police Department, and University of Florida Police Department, Levi County Sheriff’s Office, Starke Police Department and other agencies in the North Florida Court District. I provide the forensic data recovery services for those agencies as well as internet tracing and information gathering. I am a Federal Court Certified Expert in Computer Crime Investigations and Forensics. I teach Computer Forensics for the University of North Florida, Institute of Police Technology and Management. I also teach Computer Crime courses for Tallahassee Community College, Pat Thomas Law Enforcement Training Center. Associate Instructor; teach Computer Crime courses thorough out the world for IPTM. Presently Teach Cyber Crime Investigations, Computer Crime Investigations and Computer Forensic Data Recovery Course.

Education/Credentials
2 Degrees in Criminal Justice, now teach college level Data Forensics classes

Awards and Honors
Awarded the FBI Directors Award for assisting the FBI in a National Computer Crime Investigation. Awarded Dec 2002

©2012 About.com, a part of The New York Times Company. All rights reserved.