Why Do People Who Get Malware Also Get Mugged?
Here’s an odd statistic: according to the Norton Cybercrime Report, if you’ve experienced an online crime in the last year, you’re more likely to have also been the victim of a real world crime. While 9 per cent of people who haven’t managed to suffer identify theft or a virus had been a victim of burglary, robbing or violence, that figure jumps to 17 per cent for people who has been victims of electronic crimes.
I'd wager it has a lot to do with awareness and vigilance in general. Someone who's careful with their online banking and passwords and such is more likely to be careful in their everyday dealings. Someone who uses "password" as their password and responds to any and all phishing attempts is possibly more prone to doing things like, say, buying a Fed Ex box with a block of wood in it thinking it's an iPad...
So when we say "be careful out there", we mean ALL "out there"...
That is all.
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A fellow IT co-worker was always getting malware or complaining that his computer was hacked. He also spent $300 on a Rolex at a thrift store and was disappointed that it turned out to be fake, and had other similar stories.
I got malware this year and I'm not a moron so......
And no, it wasn't because of pron.
Riiiight.
Dude, you're elbowing into my turf lately ...
But nice post.
@Mike W.: The malware is a LOT better than it was even 3 or 4 years ago. It's very possible to get it even if you're not a moron.
Download lots of free internet porn and movies and music, get an infection.
Go to seedy clubs hoping to pick up loose women, get mugged.
I'll wager the statistics for happily married men getting mugged or hacked is minimal.
I would never use "password". Pa55w0rd is much more secure.
Plus I never tell it to anyone...
CRAP!
Um. Don't use that to log into my Wells Fargo Bank account number 587899001219.
CRAP!
OK, but don't take all the money, OK?
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