Article:"Cybercrooks get even more crafty and sophisticated" by Byron Acohido;USA Today 01/28/2008

Acohido's article explains the different and easier ways that hackers are getting information from computers. Some are taking over home network routers instead of PC hard drives. This is a sneakier way to hijack online accounts. Phishing specialists are putting better touches on scams to trick people into putting sensitive personal data on fake Web pages. One gang has begun sending out tainted e-mail greeting cards that, when opened, give the intruders control of the recipient's router. Someone has tainted tens of thousands of mom-and-pop e-commerce sites. Clicking to one of these sites can trigger ads selling fake anti-spyware or turn the visitor's PC into a hub for clicking on Web ads, while routing the ad payment to the intruder.

Before I read this article I didn't know there were so many ways to steal information off the Internet. As technology advances for the better, it also gets worse because the intruders get to use the new technology also. I don't use my e-mail, but I do use the computer a lot. My advice is to keep anti-virus and anti-spyware up to date. Also be careful what you open in your e-mail and when visiting websites.