Computer hacking. Who are these people? Why do they do this? How do they make money?

Since we focus on securing data for business here at Network People, I’m asked these questions often. I’ve attached a link to a Wall Street Journal article that describes how a hacker in China got his start and learned the trade. It also describes how hacking works and the money he made.

A few hackers from China admit to having 17,000 followers. This was revealed after one of them was put in jail for said occupation. However, the hackers quote to his 17,000 followers after he was released from jail on good behavior was frightening: “Bread will come. Milk will come. Everything can be restarted all over again.”

Did you know that hackers can control literally thousands of computers as zombie-slaves? In China they call them “chickens.”

Did you realize that some cybergangs are similar to multi-level or “pyramid” sales networks?