Criminals Infect More and More the IT Equipment

Abstract

Almost every second internet user has been the victim of cyber criminality in the past twelve months as in October 2016 in Germany. That yielded a representative inquiry under 1021 internet users by the order of IT branch unions Bitkom which was introduced on the 13th October 2016. Almost half of the affected suffered as a consequence of the attach financial damages, while as for example hard and softwares had to be replaced. Performances were not brought forth or illegal transactions were executed. As attack objectives equipment side by side computers, mobile apparatus are increasingly in the sight of the hackers. As per the report, every fourth smart phone user in the past twelve months had a safety incident with his apparatus. Smartphone virus acted in such a manner that the user is spied upon, aggressive advertisement is shown and or the access to the apparatuses is blocked.