TRANSMISSION OF A COMPUTER
VIRUS.
$10 MILLION MAY INCLUDE
$10 MILLION MAY INCLUDE
PAYMENTS IN CRYPTO CURRENCY.
DATA HACKERS WANDER
INFORMATION, BUT THEY MAY NOT
BE AFTER YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
THEY ARE LOOKING AT BIGGER
THINGS.
CONSUMER BOB IS HERE TO LOOK
AT THAT.
WITH PASSWORDS AND EVERYTHING,
WITH PASSWORDS AND EVERYTHING,
THEY ARE ALL THE SAME.
>> Reporter: THAT LEADS RIGHT
TO IT.
DAYTIME BREACHES WILL REACH AN
ALL TIME HIGH THIS YEAR.
WE HAVE SEEN A HUGE INCREASE IN
RANSOMWARE ATTACKS.
IT STARTS WITH AN INDIVIDUAL
IT STARTS WITH AN INDIVIDUAL
LETTING THEIR GUARD DOWN.
LET ME SHOW YOU WHAT IS GOING
ON.
IF YOU SHOP, BANK, OR GO
ONLINE, CHANCES ARE PRETTY GOOD
SOMEONE HAS STOLEN SOME PIECE
OF YOUR INFORMATION.
>> I DOWNLOAD ADS.
THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF WAYS
HACKERS CAN GET YOUR
INFORMATION.
>> YOU DO THINGS ONLINE AND YOU
HOPE FOR THE BEST.
>> Reporter: IN THE PAST, BAD
>> Reporter: IN THE PAST, BAD
GUYS WERE TRYING TO HACK INTO
YOUR FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS,
LOOKING FOR WAYS TO STEAL YOUR
MONEY.
>> THERE IS SENSITIVE
>> THERE IS SENSITIVE
INFORMATION AT TIMES LIKE YOUR
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, PAYMENT
CARD, ACCOUNT NUMBER.
>> Reporter: IDENTITY THEFT
RESOURCE CENTER’S JAMES LEE SAYS
THEY WANT TO USE YOUR HOUSE
THEY WANT TO USE YOUR HOUSE
PASSWORDS TO TRY TO BREAK INTO
YOUR BANK OR BUSINESS.
>> THEY ARE USING INDIVIDUALS
>> THEY ARE USING INDIVIDUALS
DATE OUT TO ATTACK A BUSINESS.
DATE OUT TO ATTACK A BUSINESS.
>> Reporter: WHY THE CHANGE?
IT IS ALL ABOUT MONEY.
RANSOMWARE PAYOUTS ARE BIGGER
THAN EVER.
>> BACK IN 2018, A LARGE
RANSOMWARE PAYMENT WAS
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN $5000 AND A
$10,000.
TODAY IT IS IN THE MILLIONS OF
DOLLARS.
>> Reporter: WORKING FROM HOME
>> Reporter: WORKING FROM HOME
MAY HAVE MADE THINGS EASIER FOR
THE HACKERS.
YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE ONLINE
PROTECTIONS AT HOME AS YOU DO
PROTECTIONS AT HOME AS YOU DO
AT WORK.
AS FOR YOUR PASSWORDS --
>> WITH MANY PEOPLE WORKING
FROM HOME, IT IS REALLY EASY
FOR PEOPLE TO MIX THE TWO.
FOR PEOPLE TO MIX THE TWO.
THAT IS A VERY BAD IDEA AND
VERY RISKY.
>> Reporter: WHILE YOU MAY NOT
BE THE ULTIMATE TARGET, WE
SHOULD NOT LET OUR GUARD DOWN.
SHOULD NOT LET OUR GUARD DOWN.
>> EVERY CONSUMER STILL HAS TO
BE CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR OWN
PERSONAL CYBERSECURITY AND YOUR
PERSONAL CYBERSECURITY AND YOUR
OWN PERSONAL DATA PRIVACIES.
>> Reporter: AS YOU HAVE HEARD
OVER AND OVER AGAIN, IT STARTS
WITH A GOOD PASSWORD.
GET A DIFFERENT PASSWORD FOR
EACH ACCOUNT, ESPECIALLY
EACH ACCOUNT, ESPECIALLY
FINANCIAL.
CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD AT LEAST
QUARTERLY AND MAKE THE