There are two types of crime. There is crime and then there is cybercrime. Crime is when a person commits an action that is offensive and can be prosecuted by the law. Cybercrime is when you commit a crime on the internet or a cell phone. There are many types of cybercrime. You can prevent cybercrime. You can also take certain steps to keep personal information.
There are 6 types of crime. The first one is piracy. This is when you copy copyrighted material. This is when you download music, movies, programs, video games, books, and other stuff illegally on the internet. It is only illegal if you get it for free and you did not pay. There are files on the internet that can be downloaded for free. Theses are called Creative Commons. This is when the author of the material wants to give away their material for free. A common type of material that people download illegally from the internet is music. It is said that ninety percent of the music is illegally downloaded. The rest is bought either at a store or online for a certain price. If you are caught, the police will charge you $1000 per song you illegally downloaded. If the world did not illegally download music, the music artist will be much richer.
The second type of cyber crime is hacking. This is when you break into a system in order to abuse it. There are three types of hacking. The main one is called phishing. This is when you use fake email or website to fool a person in order to get their personal information. The fake email or website will ask you to enter private information. These hackers make the fake website look like a real one in order to trick you. Another main type of hacking is SQL injection. This is when you inject a malicious file into a database in order t...
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...r online. Not even to trusted websites. There are hackers that intercept this type of information. If you are trying to sign up for a bank account it is better to do it in person.
You can distinguish from a real website and a fake one. A real safe website's URL will start with https and not http. A real website will not ask for your Social Security Number. They would also not ask for your bank information unless its a real bank. Sometimes the hackers don't want to get in serious trouble if they are caught. So the people who make the fake website use misspelled words. Also the name of the fake website that they want to use is already taken. Instead of using Facebook they would spell it Facebok. Sometimes a fake website will put low resolution images to make the website load faster.
In conclusion you can protect yourself from cybercrime by taking various steps.
People might view cybercrimes in a contrasting way than traditional crimes. However, they are the same but occur in various situations. Both types of crimes are similar in nature but the scenarios and environments are different (Gordon & Ford, 2006).
In this situation we need to understand the concept of trust, and we will look onto UEL website and their security level, will try to examine the structure or architecture of this website particular on trust as well as how to manage the risk is a way to trick computer users into revealing personal
“As in the past, it is criminals who have been among the first to recognize the potential of a wide-open, sparsely populated, and poorly policed space (Fuller 11).” That is exactly what cyberspace was in the beginning, and most of it is new territory still. One way to become aware of the cyber-crimes one can fall victim to is to first know what types are out there. The top five cyber-crimes are the following: tax-refund fraud, corporate account takeover, identity theft, theft of sensitive data, and theft of intellectual property (Singleton 2). Also, all cyber-crimes have three things in common; the tools needed to commit the crime, a strategy on how to follow through with the crime, and the outcome which is the crime itself (Singleton 2). There are also different forms...
If a crime doesn't result in actual physical damage or loss, can it be considered a crime? Or is any act that leaves a victim feeling violated a punishable crime? One way to look at the issue is through the approach that yes, cyber rape and other crimes are punishable. This can be argued through the fact that these crimes effect "real" life and stir up "real" emotion. It is a punishable violation because it involves actual victims and makes them feel violated. Another position is that because these violations can be avoided by the press of a button or the click of a mouse, they are in no way punishable and are more of a game than anything. The internet is something that effects most people, and anyone who logs onto it can become a victim to cyber crime. If found in the situation, users should know what exactly is at stake. In this essay I will examine both sides of the argument, and explain why I personally feel that cyber crimes cannot be prosecuted as actual crimes.
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...lso many other sites on the internet that are dangerous such as online gambling sites that say you can win lots of money. With these types of sites and many other sites that want you to give up personal information such as credit cards numbers, pin numbers, or social security number you have to be very careful and make sure that the site is a creditable site.
One of the things though is that we don’t only see schemes on social networks it could happen on any site that requires you to share information. Things like online shopping require you to share some of your personal information along with your bank information so if the site doesn’t have a strong security system it can have consequences. There are intelligent hacker1s and scammers that can breach the security system and steal your bank information. Three simple steps such as typing your name, birthdate, and zip code is more than enough for someone to try and steal your identity or use your information to their advantage. Theodore Claypoole in “Privacy and Social Media” said how the United States is trying its best to pass laws and keep up to date with new software in order to help protect people from falling into the realms of cyber criminals (Privacy and Social Media). As time passes technology is advancing and sharing our information is becoming easier, so it’s necessary for our security software to be up to
The Internet is a connection of computers across the world through a network. Its origin dates back to the 1960s when the U.S Military used it for research, but it became more available to the public from the late 1980s. The World Wide Web was created in 1989 and browsers began appearing in the early 1990s. Over the last 24 years, the Internet has enabled people to shop, play, do research, communicate and conduct business online. It has also become cheaper and faster in performing different tasks. As much as the Internet has done immeasurable good to society, it has also dominated people’s lives and brought with it an array of cybercrimes. According to Nicholas Carr in his book The Shallows: How the Internet is Changing the Way we Think, Read and Remember (Carr, 2010). He debates on whether the Internet has done more harm than good. People use the Internet daily to exchange accurate information and constantly personal data such as credit cards, passwords and Social Security numbers are travelling through the network from one computer to another. With security measures put in place on the Internet, personal information remains confidential. But unfortunately, criminals have adapted to innovations in technology, and today, more people are increasingly becoming victims of cybercrime. The Internet has had profound effects on the public, both positive and negative. In this paper we will examine how access to personal information has led to an increase in online and offline crimes. The essay will particularly focus on ecommerce and hacking.
The biggest case of cyber crimes are cases of fraud. “Online fraud comes in many forms. It ranges from viruses that attack computers with the goal of retrieving personal information, to email schemes that lure victims into wiring money to fraudulent sources” (What is “online fraud”). When browsing the internet, people will often stumble upon free trial websites. Some of these websites are real, but many are fake. Real examples can include ones like Netflix, Hulu, or Amazon Prime. The fake websites, such as one offering to great of a deal to imagine are often attempts of fraud, to gain access to credit card information.
Just as traditional criminal activities, cybercrime can take many forms and occur virtually anytime and anywhere. Criminals committing cybercrime use very different methods, depending on their abilities and goals. This should not surprise anyone after all cybercrime is merely an activity "criminal" to the ingredient that adds a computer or an electronic network for its commission.