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individual victims of cyber crime can range from a a a a a a a few hundred dollars to thousands (See this chart) If you’ve you’ve got got a a a a a a a a a a smart TV a a a a a a a a a a video game console or even an intelligent thermostat in in in in your your home home you’ve you’ve got got a a a a a a a a a a a a a potential security threat In fact every connection to to to the the internet in in in in your your your your home home creates a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a vulnerability
a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a hacker can take advantage of to to to gain access to to to your your your your computers your your your your personal data and your home network Obviously complacent consumers are more susceptible to cyber attacks than informed conscientious technology users However even the the most enlightened among us us us often forget all o of of o the the points o of of o entry we we offer up to to cyber criminals Hackers once restricted to accessing data at at computers and and and financial terminals can now use mobile phones and and and the Internet
of Things to to intrude into your your your life your your your personal information and and and your your your finances