Staying safe online
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What is cyber crime?
Hacking:
Hacking occurs when a suspect manages to gain unauthorised access to your device. The suspect will use computer programmes that will attempt to guess the password that allows access to a system or fraudsters target weaknesses in the devices applications or programmes.
Watch this short video to find out more about the importance of computer updates to help protect your devices from hackers.
We can protect ourselves against this type of attack by having strong passwords.
Page last reviewed: 25 July 2021