Holidays peak time for hacking and phishing attacks

The next days up to New Year’s Eve were rated as the optimum time for online malice and mischief, Pocket-lint reports.

An anti-hacking expert warned that virus or worm attacks, hacking and phishing incidences were expected to peak significantly over the holidays.

The expert believes that, with many people receiving MP3 players, digital cameras and computer accessories for Christmas, consumers and especially those new to technology will be easy prey to the internet’s more malicious elements.

However, the expert also believes that the vast majority of issues during this time will be caused by ignorance, naivety or opportunism from new users, rather than a targeted attack on you and your PC.