Why do hackers want to get into my computer?

Why do hackers want to get into my computer?

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Hackers want to gain entry to your computer for a couple of reasons. Often, it's just mischievous, it's the challenge of being able to do it. They're not looking for any personal gain and they're not looking to cause any real harm. They might do something mischievous, but they just want the challenge. Other hackers are looking for information. They're looking for personal information, banking records, any kind of monetary information, personal identification information. That information, those types of things, can be sold, can be used, etcetera. So, these are sort of the two camps that might be hacking into your computer or your network.