I wonder: if you have a new IP-adress, would the hacker still be able to identify your computer as the one he hacked?
I beleve it needs a bit more than that. I mean, a PC doiesn't only consist of one IP number ...
By the way, getting online means you get - usually - an IP number from a huge pool of IP number from an ISP. So, Gal would be - in her case - just one of many numbers out of a pool of numbers - every time she dials in.