A survey carried out by security outfit Trend Micro has revealed that a third British teenagers have hacked into social networking or bank accounts belonging to other people.

The kids, aged between 12 and 18 years, said that they have been tempted to hack or spy online in return for monetary rewards.  Which we have to admit is a little different from actually getting away with it.

Apparently under 40 per cent of those tempted have carried out their cunning plans and some have even been lured by cyber criminals to be recruited and receive some fast cash. Boys are more than twice as likely as girls to try their hands at breaking into someone's social networking profile.  Girls are three times more likely to hijack an account for cash.

Social networking websites like Facebook or Bebo makes it much easier for users to harvest personal information like date of birth and the name of the target's mother, which are often asked as security questions.