Read the article and underline all the examples of the passive. What tenses are they? A HACKER has been sent to jail for fraudulent use of credit card numbers. Nicholas Cook, 26, was arrested by police officers near a bank cashpoint last month.
Eight months earlier, he had been caught copying hundreds of computer
programs illegally. After an official inquiry, he was accused of software piracy and fined £5,000.
It is reported that in the last few years Cook has been sending malware (malicious software) to phone operators and attacking mobile phones to steal business and personal information. Cook has now been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing passwords and obtaining money by credit card fraud.
Government officials say that new anti-hacking legislation will be introduced in the EU next year.
