Even though hackers have fallen from above-the-flap news, that doesn’t mean that technology security and information security is any less important, and that recent hack and crack attempts are any less damaing or difficult to investigate and prosecute than they ever have been before. At the same time, the FBI is just getting wind of exactly how serious the threat of hackers and computer intrusion is to the rest of the world, as they’re just starting to acknowledge that hack attempts and malware planted on people’s machines are responsible for an array of damage like identity theft, bank fraud, and more.
Even though the FBI has just recently apparently gotten wise to the events of the past several years doesn’t mean you should be in the dark about it either. If this is news to you, read on:
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