Hacker hits British PCs

[Damian]

I read this article in "TheLondonNews", which was really worrying me, a hacker from US has hits British PCs, the paper says thousands of computers in the UK have come under attack from a hacker in the US stealing credit card details, personal information, p***words, online transaction. More than 2,300 computers in the UK are thought to have been targeted and some 83,000 files affected. Met. Police are trying to notify the victims by email.

If he is in the US why he attacked British PCs? What made him to steal UK based data? Have you got any ideas guys? Do you guys think that our home/Office base PCs are more vulnerable than a PC in US?

[bulldog]

I think UK people got more money in there banks than US ;) lol

[sash]

Yeah that's right.
Or may be that GUY is just trying to show that he is a hacker.
Or may he is working for an agency or something like that.
Or may be he is plannibg something BIG.
Whatever but UK is in danger.
My cousin has lost 2000,Hacked through account.
Government will only return half.

[The Helper]

Well all i can say is just keep safe and have the latest defending software installed. You aint going to get anywhere if you worry about it, so just buy the latest security products and install them.

[concern_citizen]

Yes and just be extra careful when you make any deals in the internet and make sure that you always check your account and have reference numbers when you make any payments through internet

[cesc]

Well I don't store any financial information on my computer at all and the latest thing that I ordered was last year...so even if it was on some how my computer was formatted in January...it isnt there now for sure.

[ddc]

I think UK people got more money in there banks than US ;) lol

Lets try "You can't catch me because I don't live in the UK."

[lea]

Pounds has a higher value than US dollars lol..

[yachan]

If he is in the US why he attacked British PCs? What made him to steal UK based data?

He can sell the information he got to anyone. sure there are many people like to get UK based data. Or maybe british guy asked him to do. :rolleyes:

[charlieukinde]

the person thinks that because he is not living there he couldget away with it and probablyinhis US state the law is harder...maybe Uk is not so good on following up internet crime etc like the US do..resources, technology, time...I guess USA have it easier to catch these guys than Uk enforcement agencies...

do not belive it has anything monetary or any other reason just the distance...and hope not to get caught....don't think that a UK user with a DELL has a diff build to a DELL from USA and definately not in regards to security...