97% of Brits think society should be concerned about hackers
The majority of Brits (97 percent) believe online hacking is an issue society needs to be worried about, says PC Tools.
Research of more than 2,000 web users by the security firm revealed one in six are 'disappointed' by how the police have handled recent attacks by groups such as Anonymous and LulzSec on high-profile organisations including Sony, the Serious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA) and News International. Furthermore, 20 percent admitted they had lost trust in firms following the an attack.
Two in five Brits say hacking is never justified regardless of the motive behind the attack and even if personal details are not leaked. Two thirds also said they class hackers as criminals, with more than half believe their dishonest and a third viewing them as antisocial. Just five percent see hackers as heroic.
