Are The Bad Guys Smarter Than The Good Guys?

Sergeant Schultz on Hogan’s Heroes used to say, “I know nothing!”

If Sergeant Schultz were a Modern-Day Computer Hacker, he would be saying, “I know everything!”

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If there are any Good Guys out there, they are not very good at stopping the Bad Guys (Hacker Guys) from having their way with us.

Here is a string of headlines I found on the Internet about what the Hacker Guys (Bad Guys) have been finding out about us.

These Bag Guys Are Very Good At Being Bad…
Ø Approximately 200 million Words with Friends and Draw Something accounts reportedly accessed.

Ø Comodo Forums Hack Exposes 245,000 Users' Data.

Ø Over A Billion Malicious Ad Impressions Exploit WebKit Flaw to Target Apple Users.

Ø New Critical Exim Flaw Exposes Email Servers to Remote Attacks.

Ø Exclusive — Hacker Steals Over 218 Million Zynga 'Words with Friends' Gamers Data.

Ø More SIM Cards Vulnerable to Simjacker Attack than Previously Disclosed

Ø Hacker Releases 'Unpatchable' Jailbreak for All iOS Devices, iPhone 4s to iPhone X

Ø Microsoft Warns of a New Rare Fileless Malware Hijacking Windows Computers

Ø DoorDash Breach Exposes 4.9 Million Users' Personal Data

Ø Outlook for Web Bans 38 More File Extensions in Email Attachments

Ø iOS 13 Bug Lets 3rd-Party Keyboards Gain 'Full Access'

Ø 1-Click iPhone and Android Exploits Target Tibetan Users via WhatsApp

Ø Russian APT Map Reveals 22,000 Connections Between 2000 Malware Samples

Ø Microsoft Releases Emergency Patches for IE 0-Day and Windows Defender Flaw

Ø Update Google Chrome Browser to Patch New Critical Security Flaws

Ø IT Firm Manager Arrested in the Biggest Data Breach Case of Ecuador’s History

Ø Smominru Botnet Indiscriminately Hacked Over 90,000 Computers Just Last Month

Ø Thousands of Google Calendars Possibly Leaking Private Information Online

When I used to listen to the Radio as a child back in the Old Days (where I come from) I thought every criminal (bad guy) had been caught or was in the process of being caught. 

If any of these Hackers are being caught, it is a well kept secret. All we hear about in the news are reports about them perpetrating their Dastardly Deeds but we never hear about them being apprehended and punished.

Many years ago I read about a Teenage Virus Maker in Europe who had been caught. His virus had cost companies worldwide millions of dollars. He was sentenced to house arrest and prohibited from using his computer for 6 weeks. At his “sentencing” the judge told him to be careful because a lot of people were really mad at him.

We can only hope that today’s Caught Hackers (if there are any) are being more severely punished than this Computer Deprived Teenager.

Would I kid u?
Smartfella