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What is Hacking?

Hacking is when people who do not have permission hack into your computer. Hacking is a dangerous and an illegal thing to do as it can give personal information to a stranger. This stranger can access your computer through the internet, it can look at all of your files and passwords, he can even delete all of them things. This means your internet back accounts can also be hacked causing you worry about your money as well as accounts and even calling the police. Hackers can be from any age group though on average teenagers are the majority age group which hacks into our computers. Hacking can happen to all of us at one point in our lives and on this webpage you will see what to prevent yourself from being hacked and what to do if you have been hacked.

 

 

 

 

 

 

What damage can Hackers do?

There are many different causes what Hackers can do when they have your computer under control, these can even been life threatening or can have serious effects on your computers and accountants: 

  • They can get hold of your bank account details
  • They might be able to take money from your bank account
  • They could also Your debit/credit card details
  • Get information about where you live
  • Your personal pictures 

 

What should you do when you get hacked?

When you do get hacked you don't need to panic you can easily go to any computer repair shop and they will be able to help you and even repair your computer. Though here is a website which might be able to help you with your worries: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc512587.aspx

 

How can you stop hackers being able to get on your computer ?

You can stop hackers from being able to get onto your computer by buying protection such as Norton, these programs will tell you if someone is trying to hack on to your computer and they will take it from there. Most anti-vrus programs have firewalls which block viruses as well as hackers from getting onto your computer. You can also make sure that you are not downloading anything that looks strange and you are not going onto any obscure websites.