Types of cyber crimes

Types Of Cybercrime

With the growing use of computers, cyber crime is becoming more and more predominant in today's world. Various types of Cyber crimes that can be encountered over the net are:

Spam

Spam is the unsolicited sending out of junk e-mails for commercial purposes, which is unlawful. New anti-spam laws are being passed in various countries which will hopefully limit the use of unsolicited electronic communications.

Fraud

Computer fraud refers to the fallacious misrepresentation of fact conveyed with an intention of inducing another to do or refrain from doing something that will ultimately lead to some major kind of loss.

Obscene or Offensive Content

The contents of some of the websites and other electronic communications over the net can be really distasteful, obscene or offensive for a variety of reasons. In many countries such communications are considered illegal. It can be very troubling if your children are exposed to adult content.

Harassment

This cyber crime encompasses all the obscenities and derogatory comments directed towards a specific individual or individuals focusing for example on gender, race, religion, nationality, and sexual orientation. Harassment is the cybercrime most commonly encountered in chat rooms or through newsgroups.

Drug Trafficking

Drug traffickers use the Internet as a medium for trading their illegal substances by sending out enciphered e-mail and other Internet Technology. Most of the drug traffickers can be found arranging their illegal deals at internet cafes, using courier websites for the delivery of illegal packages containing drugs, and sharing formulas for amphetamines in restricted-access chat rooms.

Cyber Terrorism

Due to the increase in cyber terrorism, the hacking into official websites or the crashing of official websites, government officials and Information Technology security specialists have recently begun a significant increase their mapping of potential security holes in critical systems in order to better protect information sensitive sites.

REFERENCES!!
Article: Computer Crimes

This Article discusses federal, state, and international developments in computer-related criminal law. Section I defines computer crimes, Section II covers the constitutional and jurisdictional issues concerning computer crimes, Section III describes the federal approaches used for prosecuting computer crime and analyzes enforcement strategies, Section IV examines state approaches to battling computer crimes, and Section V addresses international approaches to regulating computer crimes.

By: Carucci, Dominic, David Overhuls, and Nicholas Soares.

Reference:

Carucci, D., Overhuls, D., & Soares, N. (2011, Spring). Computer crimes. American Criminal Law Review, 48(2), 375+. Retrieved from http://ic.galegroup.com:80/ic/ovic/AcademicJournalsDetailsPage/AcademicJournalsDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=Journals&disableHighlighting=true&prodId=OVIC&action=2&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CA267420294&userGroupName=uprcarolina&jsid=d57c0a0682c63f21356b99dce6a61cad

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