Once a hacker finds a way into a company's network, it could lead to Stolen digital data about the organization or its customers with the intent to sell (think personal information, credit card numbers, or information on user accounts).
Six Scary Things Hackers Can Do To Your Computer
No.1 # Stealing Password:
If a hacker only knows the username to your bank or credit card accounts, there's not much damage they can do. However, if they also know your password, your accounts could be fully compromised.
With both hijacked usernames and stolen passwords, the hacker could go online at any time to impersonate you digitally and use your credit accounts for illegal purchases.
No.2 # Stealing Programs or Storing Them:
You might think that hackers don't have any friends. You're mistaken. They are friendly with other hackers....and they like to share what they find.
So it's no surprise that hackers have been known to store stolen software programs on their victims' computers. The hacker then lets his cronies know where they can find the free software on their computer. So now the number of hackers that are coming through your computer Port increase.
No. 3 # The Hacker Takes Over:
Can you imagine a stranger or even worse theif sitting in front of your computer, going through your files and doing whatever they want? That's what happens once a hacker has used Sub7 to take control of your computer.
The hacker could be across the street or the country. No matter where they are, they can copy photos from your computer onto theirs or delete your tax records. They can steal your personal data or delete the programs you have on your computer.
No. 4 # Your Computer Can Be Used To Attack Other Computer.
Sometimes hackers will take over the computer, sometimes thousands of them, to lunch an attack on a website they've targeted. It could be a company or government agency they have a beef with or a popular website they want to take offline for a day.
When the security specialists search for the online culprits, the digital/electronic trail will lead to the computers of innocent_ and totally unaware_ victims. Meanwhile, the hacker or hackers go unidentified...that is, until they boast about their prank.
No. 5 # Today's Hackers Are Automated.
You might think that a hacker gets lucky and happens to target a victim who's in the wrong place at the wrong time, but that's not the case. Hackers rely on sophisticated hardware and software to help them scan thousands of computers at a time. That's one way they can find out whether or not you have the Sub7 program on your computer.
One of the tools a hacker uses sends out packets of data to probe computers and find out if there are any vulnerable ports available that are ripe for exploitation. All computers have ports that are open when they're on the internet. The ports accept different types of data from different sources-think of them as different doors in a house or boating docks in a busy seaside port.
No.6 # Like Looking In Your Underwear Drawer.
A sophisticated hacker might be able to find out all kinds of personal information about you. How much? That will depend on how well you protect yourself by making a smart decision online. For example:
- Do you keep your passwords secret or write them down and store them on your computer?
- Do you have a habit of keeping browser windows open on websites, windows that reveal your bank account or credit card numbers?
- Do you make digital images of banks or credit card statements and store them in an easy to get to a folder on your computer?
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