Even the crappiest computer is worth hacking

If you’re like a lot of other typical users, you may believe that nothing on your computer makes it a worthwhile target for malicious hackers. You may even feel that this means you’re relatively safe from hackers. Think again.

To a malicious hacker, the Internet is a vast, mostly untapped ocean of computing resources, ready for them to compromise and put to work in numerous ways to help them and hurt you.

Brian Krebs created and posted the image below to remind people of all the ways their computers can be secretly used for nefarious purposes. Although the post is a couple of years old, it’s still relevant.

Hackers can use your computer for dozens of nefarious activities.
Hackers can use your computer for dozens of nefarious activities.

About jrivett

Jeff Rivett has worked with and written about computers since the early 1980s. His first computer was an Apple II+, built by his father and heavily customized. Jeff's writing appeared in Computist Magazine in the 1980s, and he created and sold a game utility (Ultimaker 2, reviewed in the December 1983 Washington Apple Pi Journal) to international markets during the same period. Proceeds from writing, software sales, and contract programming gigs paid his way through university, earning him a Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) degree at UWO. Jeff went on to work as a programmer, sysadmin, and manager in various industries. There's more on the About page, and on the Jeff Rivett Consulting site.

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