So in my last blog, I wrote about the hacking culture and how it can create social change and reveal the hidden truth to the world. But in this blog, it won’t be so all rainbows and sunshine like the other blog.
Hacking is used for criminal activity, not to make a statement, but to do illegal deeds. Stealing money, stealing government information, you name it.
In March 2018, North Korean government hackers have stolen off hundreds of millions of dollars from financial institutions worldwide. It was considered as the largest online heist in history, stealing $1Billion from 11 countries. They were able to escape and cover up their tracks with destructive cyberattacks, making it hard to locate where they are coming from.
“Cybercrime will generate at least $1.5 trillion this year—and that’s conservative”, says Patrick Nohe, the Content Manager for SSL Store
Another example of hacking and cybercrime would be the election between Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton. I think we all know about the email scandal during Hilary Clinton’s election process, such a shame. Due to a phishing trap, it leaked out hundreds of confidential and personal emails to Russian hackers, which they later sent to WikiLeaks.
Beware when you are online, you never know if you are the next victim to be sucked into the dark side of the web.
References
- Nohe, P. (2018, March 12). The 12 Internet Crime Stories That Make Cybersecurity Measures Essential. Retrieved from https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/12-true-stories-that-will-make-you-care-about-cyber-security/#
- Starks, T. (2018, October 03). North Korean hackers tied to massive global theft. Retrieved from https://www.politico.com/story/2018/10/03/north-korea-hackers-theft-millions-863151
The Erryl Classicz 
With the malware and trojans nowadays, we really need to stay alert especially when we are entering our personal information or opening spam emails.
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