| During the old days, hackers engaged themselves in | | | | responsible in canceling the passwords of resigned |
| these type of activities simply for the thrill that hacking | | | | employees forgot to do so. This can pose potential |
| gives. However, there has been a drastic shift to this | | | | threats especially if there are employees who are laid |
| perspective as more and more hackers become in | | | | off and are left angry after they leave the business. |
| demand for their skill. | | | | More often than not, they will be the one who will seek |
| Computer hackers can now be found in jails. They | | | | revenge and what they are doing is simply "just |
| serve serious jail times even for the teeny-weeny | | | | compensation" for whatever the company did to them. |
| hacking activity that they do. However, with the | | | | There are also opportunist hackers which also poses |
| proliferation of financial transactions online, many of | | | | potential threats. These types of hackers are typically |
| these hackers feel that it is worth all the risk. All that | | | | amateurs, although some are professionals. They |
| these hackers have to do is look for a backdoor | | | | spend the entire day in front of the computer, scanning |
| where they can pass through to access various | | | | the entire world wide web for open ports of |
| databases, engage themselves in identity theft, and put | | | | unprotected home computers. What they often do is |
| the stolen credit card numbers up for grabs for a | | | | simply take a peak inside the computer and see what |
| certain fee. | | | | personal information that is worth their time. Hackers, |
| There are cases when computer identity theft does | | | | nowadays, are very smart as they know that |
| not necessarily involve computer hackers. More often | | | | personal information or customer information have an |
| than not, these involve previous employers who hack | | | | extant value that can be otherwise profitable. |
| the networks and computer of their old job. As they | | | | There are at least 4,000 hacking sites lurking in the |
| are previous employees, they typically have access to | | | | world wide web. Anyone who is interested into this |
| passwords and accounts or have insider knowledge | | | | particular activity can actively join in and learn the skills |
| as to how the entire system works. | | | | of the trade. Newbies can learn skills and tips on how |
| There was one case before where a previous | | | | to become successful hackers without any charges |
| employee hacked into the system of the company | | | | for tutorials or the like. These sites offer potential |
| that he was previously connected with. He committed | | | | income sources for people who are computer savvy |
| the crime two years after he resigned and using his | | | | and want to profit with their passion. Criminals do not |
| insider knowledge and the password that he previously | | | | use crowbars and they don't need to get inside your |
| uses, he was able to commit a large scale identity | | | | house. All they need is your a laptop or computer, an |
| theft which involved at least $100 million dollars worth | | | | internet connection and your personal identity and their |
| of damages. All these took place because whoever is | | | | identity theft crime is well under way. |