Nigel’s heart sank when he saw his mother in tears. His mother was strong and rarely showed signs of weakness, so seeing her in a vulnerable state disturbed him.

“Mom? What's the matter? I took care of the Jake problem!” Nigel said. “Or, I’m taking care of it…”

Ellen composed herself. “Nothing’s wrong, Sweetheart. I just received some bad news.”

“Did someone die?” Nigel asked.

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“No, Honey. I got hacked,” Ellen said in a rather matter-of-fact tone of voice.

“Hacked? How? When?”

Nigel’s mind was swimming. The Watson household was under attack, and Nigel was determined to find out who was behind it all.

“All I know is that my bank account was drained and someone may be using my identity. The bank has been useless,” Ellen said, disgusted.

Did someone breach the defenses of our home network? Nigel left his mother and set out to find the culprit or culprits behind the hack.