What is Cybercrime

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This refers to any illegal activity involving a computer, networked device or a network. Many cybercrimes take place purely for financial gain although some take place against computers or devices to impair them or disable them and others use computers to spread malware, illegal information, images, or other types of data. Learn more in: The Role of Education and Awareness in Tackling Insider Threats

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Activities of attacks such as unauthorized access to information systems through computer and internet networks such as espionage, financial theft, capturing data, theft of financial data and passwords, blocking the use of the system and log in, blocking or delaying communication. Learn more in: Business Management and Strategy in Cybersecurity for Digital Transformation

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Cybercrime is defined as any illegal activity that uses a computer either as the object of the crime OR as a tool to commit an offense. Learn more in: Cybersecurity: What Matters to Consumers – An Exploratory Study

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Is all illegal acts, the commission of which involves the use of information and communication technologies. It is generally thought of as any criminal activity involving a computer system. Learn more in: Government's Dynamic Approach to Addressing Challenges of Cybersecurity in South Africa

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The use of a computer to commit a crime. Learn more in: International Cooperation and Legal Response to Cybercrime in Pakistan

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Cybercrime is a crime involving a computer and a network. The computer may have been used to commission a crime, or it may be the target. Cybercrime can affect a person's security and financial health. Learn more in: Information Security Awareness Among Postgraduate Students: A Study of Mangalore University

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The use of a computer to commit a crime. Learn more in: Psychosocial Aspects of Cybercrime Victimization in Pakistan

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It is a computer related crime, done against an individual or group of individuals to harm the reputation or cause mental and physical harm. Learn more in: Biometrics for Forensic Identification in Web Applications and Social Platforms Using Deep Learning

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Committing an illegal act using a computer or network device. Learn more in: Cybercrimes Technologies and Approaches

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This is the activity of criminals who operate on the internet. Learn more in: Underground Cyber Economy and the Implication for Africa's Development: A Theoretical Overview

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Cybercrime is the use of a computer device or an online network to commit digital crimes and destruction such as fraud, online image abuse, identity theft or threats and intimidation, which are unethical in nature, and such illegal activities can result in loss, damages, destruction to users and their computing devices. Learn more in: Advancing Cybersecurity for Digital Transformation: Opportunities and Challenges

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The use of a computer as an instrument to further illegal ends, such as committing fraud, trafficking in child pornography and intellectual property, stealing identities, or violating privacy. Learn more in: Revisiting the Cyberbullying Legislation in Bangladesh: A Comparative Study With the Global Scenario

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Cybercrime is an activity that a user performs with computer, mobile device and the Internet that is punishable by law. Examples of cybercrimes are online fraud, character assassination, misinformation, and blackmailing. Learn more in: Statistical Methods for Conducting the Ontology and Classifications of Fake News on Social Media

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law violations involving abuse and misuse of information conducted on or through the Internet. Learn more in: Emerging Cybercrime Variants in the Socio-Technical Space

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Crime committed using a computer or a network, where a computer may or may not have played an instrumental part in the commission of the crime. Learn more in: Fighting Cybercrime and Protecting Privacy: DDoS, Spy Software, and Online Attacks

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A cybercrime is a crime committed through a computer or computer network. The computer might have been used to conduct the crime, or it could be the intended victim. Learn more in: Cyberwar: Its Psychological Impact on Employees and Consequences for Organizations

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A criminal activity which is carried out using computers to commit an offense. Learn more in: Cyber Threat Ransomware and Marketing to Networked Consumers

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The use of a computer, internet, or information technology as a means to further illegal ends. Learn more in: Examining the Impact of COVID-19 on Cryptocurrency Enforcement in the United States

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Criminal activity involving computer systems, networks, and/or the internet. Learn more in: Cybercrime in Online Gaming

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Cybercrime is any type of crime in which digital devices are used as weapons or targets. Learn more in: Mapping Cyberbullying and Workplace Cyberbullying: A Road Towards Understanding Research Gaps in the Indian Context

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Any crime that is facilitated or committed using a computer, network, or hardware device. Learn more in: Concept and Practices of Cyber Supply Chain in Manufacturing Context

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Any crime that is facilitated or committed using a computer, network, or hardware device. Learn more in: Cyberchondria, Coronavirus, and Cybercrime: A Perfect Storm

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In a broad sense is a crime in which the computer or communication networks are the target, tool, or are involved in criminal act. Learn more in: Crime and Victimization in Cyberspace: A Socio-Criminological Approach to Cybercrime

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It is also known as digital crime. Learn more in: Cyber Forensics: Its Importance, Cyber Forensics Techniques, and Tools

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Cybercrime is defined as any criminal activity involving a computer, networked device, or network. While most cybercrimes are committed to generate profit for the perpetrators, some cybercrimes are committed against computers or devices directly in order to damage or disable them. Learn more in: Penetration Testing and Cyber Security Studies in Bangladesh: Post-COVID-19 Managerial Issues

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The usage of the computer and its related technologies for the purpose of disrupting, with the motivation to gain financial gains or causing political, social, and psychological harm. Learn more in: Cyber Crime Regulation, Challenges, and Response

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Technological crimes or crimes committed to complement traditional crimes for financial gain. Learn more in: Cybercrime and Cybercriminals

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A cybercrime is any criminal activity that involves a computer a networked device or a network. Learn more in: Understanding the Relationship Between Cybercrime and Human Behavior Through Criminological Theories and Social Networking Sites

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Is conducted with the assistance of computers. Examples of cybercrime may include identity theft, online fraud, or other methods used to defraud individuals. Learn more in: The Evolutionary Path of Legal Responses to Cybercrime Threats Over the Last Decade

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A broad term that refers to criminal activities committed using networks of electronic communication (e.g. the Internet) and digital devices. Learn more in: Online Child Pornography: Conceptual Issues and Law Enforcement Challenges

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a) Also referred to as computer crime, or computer-based criminal activity done using computers and the Internet. This includes anything from downloading illegal music files to stealing money from online bank accounts. Cybercrime also includes non-monetary offenses, such as creating and distributing viruses on other computers or posting confidential business information on the Internet; b) Crimes perpetrated over the Internet, typically having to do with online fraud. Learn more in: Defending Information Networks in Cyberspace: Some Notes on Security Needs

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“Crime committed with, or facilitated by, computers, the Internet, and the World Wide Web, and other online services” ( Davis, 2002 ). Today’s technologies now permit enemies of the state to engage in acts of asymmetrical warfare to damage and exploit weakness in their opponent’s defenses. Learn more in: Laws and Methods for Mitigating Terrorism and Mass Violence

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Any crime that is facilitated or committed using a computer, network, or hardware device. Learn more in: Concept and Practices of Cyber Supply Chain in Manufacturing Context

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Kind of crime developed with the new technologies of communication and information. Learn more in: Analysis of the Cybercrime with Spatial Econometrics in the European Union Countries

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The violation of law on internet platforms (or in cyberspace) by incorporating internet tools and electronic devices such as phones and computers. Learn more in: Intimate Partner Cyber Abuse Viewed Through the Lens of Criminology

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A crime that involves a computer and a network. Learn more in: Cyber Crime Against Women and Girls on Social Sites in Bangladesh

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Criminal activities conducted in cyberspace. Learn more in: The Increased Need for Cybersecurity in Developing Countries: COVID-19 and the Adverse Cybercrime Risks Imposed

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Criminal activity involving an information technology infrastructure, including illegal access (unauthorized access), illegal interception (by technical means of non-public transmissions of computer data to, from or within a computer system), data interference (unauthorized damaging, deletion, deterioration, alteration or suppression of computer data), systems interference (interfering with the functioning of a computer system by inputting, transmitting, damaging, deleting, deteriorating, altering or suppressing computer data), misuse of devices, forgery (ID theft), and electronic fraud (Taylor 1999). Learn more in: Turning Westward: Information Policies in Post Communist Romania and Bulgaria

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Crime that either (1) is carried out through the use of computers and networks or (2) targets computers and networks. Learn more in: Digital Ethics

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Criminal activities carried out by means of computers and technology and/or targeting computers/technology. Learn more in: US Cybersecurity Laws and Regulations: Current Trends and Recommendations for Improvement

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Crime done in or using cyberspace is called cybercrime. Learn more in: A Survey on Emerging Cyber Crimes and Their Impact Worldwide

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A crime, in the legal sense, using the internet or computer network. Learn more in: Indirect Attribution in Cyberspace

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Any crime committed using the ICT platform. These may be child pornography, phishing, cyber terrorism, etc. Learn more in: Investigating Cybercrime in Nigeria

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Illegal intrusions that involve the use of information communication technologies. Learn more in: Cyber Security Education in the Fourth Industrial Revolution: The Case of South Africa

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It is a crime that involves a computer and a network. The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target. Cybercrime may threaten a person, company or a nation's security and financial health. Learn more in: Advancing Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Cybersecurity for the Internet of Things

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Illegal actions conducted via any technological device, which includes hardware and software. Learn more in: Online Activism to Cybercrime

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The use of a computer to commit a crime. Learn more in: Theoretical Context of Cybercrime

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The use of a computer to commit a crime. Learn more in: International Context of Cybercrime and Cyber Law

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Any criminal action perpetrated primarily through the use of a computer. Learn more in: Cybersecurity Legislation