How do hackers use viruses to steal my identity?

How do hackers use viruses to steal my identity?

Robert Siciliano (Identity Theft Expert and CEO) gives expert video advice on: How can I protect my computer network from identity thieves?; How can I protect myself from identity theft online?; What makes a good password? and more...

There are over 50,000 different viruses performing numerous different functions. Viruses, back in the day, were designed by hackers to essentially crash your PCS, to cause problems, to delete your data, to wreak havoc. Between 2004 and 2005, these hackers that with the exact same technology that they had been using to crash PCs, they could now use that same technology to access information. So, they've really changed their motivation. These new viruses are designed to allow the hacker remote access to your PCs, to compromise your data, to access your banking accounts, access your credit card information, and essentially commit financial identity theft. Hackers have simply changed their motivation. They want your PC to run well. They want you to go to websites, to bank online, to buy stuff over the Internet. They want to access your banking information, they want to access your credit card information.