5 facts about hackers that will keep you up at night

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1) They’re resourceful (like, really resourceful): According to DigitalTrends, a 14-year-old boy has the distinction of hacking a smart car at the personal cost of just $15. In fact, all he used to carry out the hack was his iPhone and some stuff he picked up at RadioShack. Within a day, he had hacked his way to control the car’s door locks, wipers, and even its remote start option. Hackers these days operate in a similar mode, requiring very little in the way of tools and money to carry out attacks that have the potential to cause major damage.


If a kid can hack a car with just $15 in parts, imagine how easily your computer can get hacked.

2) They work together: We like to imagine hackers as quiet loners working in isolation to carry out attacks. But the truth is quite the opposite – cybercriminals rely on a vast and intricate network of communication. In underground forums within the Dark Web, hackers share trade secrets, exchange malicious strains and plan attacks. Because they work together, they grow together too. This unification of cybercriminals ensures that all hackers by and large are gaining sophistication at a faster rate than ever before. As you probably guessed, this definitely ups the odds of you getting attacked.

3) They’re powerful enough to bring down major enterprises: As an article in The Verge recently pointed out, a couple hackers found out that they could break into and control a power plant. And as all Seth Rogen and James Franco fans know, they can also halt the release of major motion pictures. Given these facts, it should come as no surprise that they can hack your phone or computer pretty easily.

4) They’ll hack anything: If something exists that can be hacked, you can guarantee that someone out there is figuring out how to (if they haven’t already). It used to be that we only heard about computers getting attacked by cybercriminals. Now you can add cars, hotel rooms and even socks to the list. As the world becomes more plugged in, the attack sphere grows.

5) They’re hoping you’re unprepared: There’s nothing a hacker likes more than an easy target. Sure, hitting a high-profile and well-guarded company is a hacker’s dream, but in the meantime they’re more than happy to satisfy their need to hack by stealing your computer data or jacking your credit card. Of course, if you have Unlimited Security at your disposal, you cease to become an easy target.

But just because these scary hacking statistics exist doesn’t mean you’ll be a guaranteed victim of cybercrime. As The New York Times has pointed out, by taking steps like implementing antivirus software, you can significantly reduce your risk of getting hacked.

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