UNDERSTANDING CYBERCRIME ….
The cyberspace is characterized by different trends, and one of those is the various forms of cybercrimes. The article would make you understand the various form of cybercrimes. To start this, we need to understand the concept “cybercrime”.
What is cybercrime?
• Cyber Crime is one of the words frequently used by individuals in our contemporary society.
• The term “Cyber” is a prefix used to describe an idea as part of the computer and Information age
• “Crime” can be described as any activity that contravenes legal procedure mostly performed by individuals with a criminal motive
• Cybercrimes are defined as "Offences that are committed against individuals or groups of individuals with a criminal motive to intentionally harm the reputation of the victim or cause physical or mental harm to the victim directly or indirectly, using modern telecommunication networks such as Internet (Chat rooms, emails, notice boards and groups) and mobile phones
• Cybercrime in Nigeria is often associated with crimes committed mostly by the young, often called “Yahoo” boys, a precursor of the infamous ‘419’ email scammers, the fraudsters are increasingly taking advantage of the rise in online transactions, electronic shopping, e-commerce and the electronic messaging systems to engage in heinous crime.
TYPES OF CYBERCRIME
• Identity Fraud : Theft Fraud is a criminal activity in which someone pretends to be somebody and retrieve vital information about someone.
• Cyber Stalking/Bullying: Cyber stalking is essentially using the internet to repeatedly harass another person.
• Spam: Spam is the use of electronic messaging systems to send unsolicited bulk messages indiscriminately.
Password Sniffing: This is a tactic used by criminals to harvest password by monitoring and snooping in on network traffic to retrieve password.
• Logic Bombs: A typical logic bomb tells the computer to execute a set of instructions at a certain date and time or under certain specified conditions.
Cyber Terrorism: “Cyber terrorism as an act of terrorism committed through the use of cyberspace or computer resources
TRENDS IN CYBERCRIME
• There are three main trends prevailing in the world and these are:
• Internationalization of Organized Crime
• Growth of Social Media
• The Emergence of Advanced Persistent Attack
Internationalization of Organized Crime
• Cyber criminals have spread their feet globally and because of that it has become harder to trace them and stop their illegal activities.
Growth of Social Media
The Emergence of Advanced Persistent Attack
STATISTICS AND DATA ON CYBERCRIME
The United States are most vulnerable, about hundreds of millions of dollars are being lost annually to cybercrime. One in every three USA citizens has been a victim of cybercrime. In th next series we will be discussing how to protect yourself in the cyberspace.
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