Hackers

A Hacker is someone who tries to access peoples persinal details on their computers using a virus programme. Hackers can do a lot of damage to your files and different softwares.

· Vandalism -Destruction or digital defacement of a computer or its data for destruction’s sake. Sometimes this is ego-driven. They break in and leave their mark to show they’ve been there.

· Hacktivism - A form of vandalism or electronic civil disobedience with a political agenda. Usually hacktivists have altruistic motives.

· Theft - Gaining access to intellectual or proprietary technology or information, sometimes for resale.

· Hijacking - Many of the financially motivated hackers are interested in using viruses and Trojan horses to hijack your computer so they can remotely control it for their own purposes.

· Identity theft - Electronic theft of personal information that can be used to steal financial resources from an individual or corporation.

· Terrorism - Some experts believe that terrorists will eventually launch an attack using hacking techniques.

Hackers can really not be stopped but you can try to prevent them from accessing your machine as best as you can e.g. windows, firewall and spy ware detectors and eliminators to keep their Trojans and spying tools out your machine keep a close eye on the emails and attachments you open.