Monday, 6 January 2014

CYBER CRIME

CYBER CRIME-

Cybercrime is defined as a crime in which a computer is the object of the crime (hacking, phishing, spamming) or is used as a tool to commit an offence (child pornography, hate crimes). Cybercriminals may use computer technology to access personal information, business trade secrets, or use the Internet for exploitive or malicious purposes. Criminals can also use computers for communication and document or data storage. Criminals who perform these illegal activities are often referred to as hackers

Generally it is defined as two type
1-crimes that target computer networks or devices directly ,example=
  • malware ,
  • denial of service attacks ,
  • computer viruses

2-crimes facilitated by computer networks or devices ,the primary target of which is independent of the computer network or device, example=
  • cyber stalking ,
  • fraud and identity theft ,
  • phishing scams






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