In India there are powerful identity theft gangs which hack laptops of vulnerable civilians for identity theft, to steal their hard earned money . Giving fake excuses of national security and tax evasion, these officials will steal all confidential data from the hard disk of the computer laptop or desktop using the most sophisticated equipment available, and plan how to frame the person for personal gain.
For example a person using a netsafe card for making online transaction will be falsely accused of forex trading to harass the person. These officials will then steal all the financial assets of the vulnerable person, like FD receipts to blackmail the person to agree to identity theft.
So small business owners and professionals are advised not to keep their confidential financial data on their laptop or desktop, especially if they connect to the internet, all their assets could be stolen without a court order or legally valid reason, causing financial losses.