Threatening to delete data is a common way for hackers to collect money. Like this "blackmail virus", the data in the computer is encrypted and unlocked after paying a ransom.

Blackmailing money through attacks is a common form of "hacking".

2. Stealing personal information:

Stealing personal information for illegal transactions is another means for "hackers" to collect money. After investigation, it is found that hackers can easily obtain personal information, including QQ passwords, and can sell these information for money. In addition, 200 yuan can teach others to steal website data.

3, "black" into the financial company to withdraw cash:

Another important way is to capture the systems of financial companies such as P2P and "withdraw cash" from them.

20 13 Huai' an P2P online loan company was attacked by "hackers", and the people who hired "hackers" defrauded 4 million yuan. According to reports, criminal suspects posted on the Internet, recruited "hackers" to crack the loopholes in the P2P loan platform, illegally invaded the company's background, changed the original information, and applied for cash withdrawal after replacing the real customer information with false customer information.

4, "black to white", to work in an anti-virus company:

Of course, there are still a group of people who "turn black into white" and make money by technology. Yang Li, an associate professor in the Department of Information Security, School of Information, Central University of Finance and Economics, said that some "hackers turned white" and became "white hats" in China. They went to work in some anti-virus companies and used their past experience to improve their security.