Hackers 2
Explosive growth in the computer industry over the last decade has made new technologies cheaper and simpler for the average person to own. As result, computers play an intricate part in our daily lives. The areas in which computers affect life are infinite, ranging from entertainment to finances. If anything were to happen to these precious devices, the world would be chaotic. Computer hacking is a dangerous crime that could total chaos for the entire world. Some hackers act on revenge or just impersonal mischievousness. But whatever their motives, their deeds can be destructive to a person's computer. An attack by a hacker not only affects the victim, but others as well. One case involving a notorious hacker named Kevin Mitnick did just that. Mitnick is a very intelligent man. He is 31 and pending trial for computer fraud. When he was a teenager, he used his knowledge of computers to break into the North American Defense Command computer. Had he not been stopped, he could have caused some real national defense problems for the United States (Sussman 66). Other "small time" hackers affect people just as much by stealing or giving away copyrighted software, which causes the prices of software to
Some people view hackers as the "Robin Hoods" of the Internet. They wrestle with the heavyweight businesses to try to gain leverage for individuals. But in doing so they make businesses increase prices to pay for security. It is an ongoing cycle. Many anti-hacking groups think they are gaining some ground on hackers by making more sophisticated software. But like a virus that becomes immune too quickly, the hackers find another way. The loopholes of the hacker are infinite. Just as one cannot leave their shadow behind on a sunny day, the hacker will be around as long as there is something to hack. Hacking is not just a problem in America. All across the world hackers plague anyone they can, and they're getting better at it. In Europe they're known as "Phreakers" (technologically sophisticated young computer hackers). These self-proclaimed Phreakers have made their presence felt all the way up the political ladder. They managed to steal personal expense accounts of the European Commission President Jacques. They revealed some embarrassing overspending. They said it was done to protect the public from wasting their tax money. The European judicial system sentenced them to six months in prison (PC Weekly 12). created many copycats. They all p
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Approximate Word count = 848
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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