Computer Crime

Alternatively referred to as cyber crime, e-crime, electronic crime, or hi-tech crime. Computer crime is an act performed by a knowledgeable computer user, sometimes referred to as a hacker that illegally browses or steals a company's or individual's private information. In some cases, this person or group of individuals may be malicious and destroy or otherwise corrupt the computer or data files.

Examples of computer crimes

Below is a listing of the different types of computer crimes today. Clicking on any of the links below gives further information about each crime.

Child pornography - Making or distributing child pornography.

Copyright violation - Stealing or using another person's Copyrighted material without permission.

Cracking - Breaking or deciphering codes designed to protect data.

Cyber terrorism - Hacking, threats, and blackmailing towards a business or person.

Cyberbully or Cyberstalking - Harassing or stalking others online.

Cybersquatting - Setting up a domain of another person or company with the sole intention of selling it to them later at a premium price.

Creating Malware - Writing, creating, or distributing malware (e.g., viruses and spyware.)

Denial of Service attack - Overloading a system with so many requests it cannot serve normal requests.

Doxing - Releasing another person's personal information without their permission.

Espionage - Spying on a person or business.

Fraud - Manipulating data, e.g., changing banking records to transfer money to an account or participating in credit card fraud.

Harvesting - Collect account or account-related information on other people.

Human trafficking - Participating in the illegal act of buying or selling other humans.

Identity theft - Pretending to be someone you are not.

Illegal sales - Buying or selling illicit goods online, including drugs, guns, and psychotropic substances.

Intellectual property theft - Stealing practical or conceptual information developed by another person or company.

IPR violation - An intellectual property rights violation is any infringement of another's Copyright, patent, or trademark.

Phishing - Deceiving individuals to gain private or personal information about that person.

Salami slicing - Stealing tiny amounts

of money from each transaction.

Scam - Tricking people into believing something that is not true.

Slander - Posting libel or slander against another person or company.

Software piracy - Copying, distributing, or using software that is Copyrighted that you did not purchase.

Spamming - Distributed unsolicited e-mail to dozens or hundreds of different addresses.

Spoofing - Deceiving a system into thinking you're someone you are not.

Typosquatting - Setting up a domain that is a misspelling of another domain.

Unauthorized access - Gaining access to systems you have no permission to access.

Wiretapping - Connecting a device to a phone line to listen to conversations.

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