Easier 'to steal online than to steal stuff from shops', conference hears

It took just five minutes for Edward Skrba and Christopher Galicki to hack a password from the stage in the Cork Opera House at the international FutureSec gathering.

"It's easier now to steal online than to steal stuff from shops."

That was the message at a major cybersecurity conference held in Cork yesterday as a live hack was performed in front of a shocked audience.