Nobody wants to get hacked. The very concept is terrifying to many and at the least a personal violation to most.

Despite our desires, hacking happens every day. It’s quickly becoming the most widespread crime in the world as far as reach with over half a billion victims last year. Sometimes there are no ways to completely prevent getting hacked, but there are definitely ways to make it harder.

This infographic from BotRevolt comes to us from Visually and breaks down some basic information about hacking.

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