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HACKERS CAN KILL MORE PEOPLE

THAN NUCLEAR WEAPONS

Recently, USA and Russia pulled out of a key Nuclear
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Agreement and have restarted building of nuclear weapons.
NUCLEAR WEAPONS Iran and North Korea are test-launching missiles. Clearly, the
World faces a serious nuclear threat.

However, many believe that Hacking could be an even more
serious threat to Humanity - especially because it is less
visible to the public. So far, most of the well-known hacking
incidents, even those with backing of foreign governments,
have done little more than steal data.

Unfortunately, there are signs that hackers
have placed malicious software inside US
Power and Water Systems, where
they are awaiting activation.

Reportedly, U.S. military has also
penetrated the computers that
control Russian electrical systems.

It is quite possible that a cyberattack
starts in one area and then spreads
to many other areas, causing
significant damage, including mass
injury and deaths.

Unlike a nuclear weapon, which
would immediately kill almost everyone within
a radius of 500 metres , the death toll from
most cyberattacks would be slower and people might
die from lack of food , water , electricity , failure of traffic
signals etc.

Hacking affects routine life also; 600000 Facebook accounts
are hacked every day.

Unfortunately, there are no guaranteed ways to protect
ourselves against hacking.

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