Port 110 (POP3) may be your problem!
Wondering why your email accounts are getting compromised? What is Port 110 (and what is it used for)? Port 110 is the default “port” designated for POP3 communication. When email clients like Outlook, Thunderbird, or Apple Mail want to retrieve emails from an email server using POP3, they will establish a connection with the server over Port 110. At the dawning of the email era thirty-some odd years ago, people first received email with POP. You would initiate a telnet (teletype network) session to a specific port, send specific instructions, and get specific responses back – including email content. Information…
