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Classification of Cybercrimes
Crime Against an Individual: These crimes target individuals by misusing their credit card details, confidential
data, or through activities like sending spam emails. The primary motive is often financial gain.
Ð ÐCrime Against an Organisation: Cybercriminals attack firms, companies, or organisations to gain
unauthorised access to data. Such crimes may aim to reveal sensitive information, employee details, or to
extort money.
Ð ÐCrime Against Government: This category involves attacks against national institutions by accessing
government data and records. Such crimes are particularly significant as they pose a threat to national
security and the safety of citizens.
Ð ÐCrimes Affecting Society at Large: These include offenses that impact a broader audience, such as
spreading fake news, online piracy, disseminating obscene content, or engaging in online fraud schemes
that target multiple victims.
Types of Cybercrimes
There are majorly two categories of cybercrime:
Ð ÐCrimes that aim at hacking private networks of an organisation or devices and threatening them with
viruses, worms or Denial-of-Service (DoS).
Ð ÐCrimes that use computer networks to commit other criminal activities like Cyber stalking, financial fraud,
identity theft, etc.
Let us discuss about different types of cybercrimes.
Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying is a form of bullying that occurs through digital
technologies. It can take place on any digital platform, like social
media, messaging platforms, gaming platforms, mobile phones,
etc. It includes sending, posting, or sharing negative, harmful, or
private information about someone else causing embarrassment
or humiliation.
Sometimes, cyberbullying happens alongside face-to-face bullying.
If you or someone you know is facing this issue, then please report
these instances to someone you trust.
A person who is facing cyberbullying may develop anxiety, depression, and other stress-related disorders.
Sometimes cyberbullying may lead to unlawful or criminal behaviour also.
Phishing
Phishing is a fraudulent type of cybercrime where individuals are
deceived into revealing sensitive information, like passwords or credit
card details, by attackers posing as trustworthy entities. Here’s how
phishing typically unfolds:
Ð ÐImpersonation of a Trusted Source: The attacker pretends to be
from a reliable entity, such as a bank, a social media platform, or even
a known friend or colleague.
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