Other individuals have also been found guilty and sentenced -and many others remain on trial. If you are one who pays much attention to the news, then you know that every now and then, you will hear of another hacker that has been caught, or a group of hackers that have been arrested because of their criminal activities. The interesting thing is that it is often others who had learned hacking techniques, and are now using them to catch other criminal hackers.

Another criminal hacker, who called himself Tasmania, made big news when he fled Spain on various charges of stealing into bank accounts online, and banks, and went to Argentina. There he went into operation again. He was quickly tracked to Argentina, and the governments of Spain and Argentina went after him with surveillance, first. Before long, he was arrested, along with 15 other men, and was then extradited back to Spain (in 2006) where he could face up to 40 years in prison.

Detecting Hackers

Most of the time, a hacker can enter your computer, look around and you will never know it. Neither Windows, nor most other general programs can detect hackers - until they start messing around with your files. Windows, however, has now provided a number of updates for computer users, and it would be prudent to get them all downloaded and installed on your computer as quickly as possible.

Another thing that will give you hacker protection is to make sure that you have an up to date antivirus and anti-spyware program, along with a good firewall in place. Make sure that it is capable of stopping general hacker attacks. Most likely there will be many daily attempts by hacker programs (running on automatic) to access your computer, but remember that it also becomes necessary to have an actual IP address of the attempted hack before you can actually be reporting hackers. Knowing how to catch a hacker with the right software is also available on the Internet (much of it is free), and it will allow you to track and get the necessary information.

While the tools and programs that hackers use to get access to your computer and your information constantly get better, you need to know also that so is the software and protection that has recently become available to protect you from them. Remember that no program is foolproof, and that you will need to be continually getting some of the newest and latest protection, as well as keeping up with hacking protection news.

Cyber hacking will continue as long as there are computers and money to be gained from them. New computer hacking laws are also continually being added to the books, along with the agencies needed to enforce those laws. But, it is your own diligence in keeping your computer protected that will help you most from becoming a victim of those cyber crimes.