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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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