Email that's impossible to hack

StrongWebmail has launched the world’s first email account that’s impossible to hack without stealing the user’s password and mobile phone.

Access to StrongWebmail accounts requires a username, a password, and a phone call.

When a user successfully enters their username and password, they receive a phone call or text message with a three digit access code.

For sake of convenience, the phone call is only needed when the user is logging in from an unrecognised computer.

When the user logs in from a home or work computer, a cookie stored on the computer prevents the need for a phone call.

StrongWebmail says that if a ‘friendly’ hacker – such as a user’s boss, friend, or spouse – tries to snoop into the account, a phone alert is sent to the user’s phone alerting them that someone is trying to break in.

This seems a somewhat suspicious claim – as a boss or spouse is likely to hack the user’s account from their work or home computer.

Email account passwords are the third most popular item for sale on the data black market, with many accounts containing financial, medical, personal, or other sensitive data.

StrongWebmail accounts are available from $4.99 per month with 100MB storage, to $8.99 per month with 10GB storage.

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