Cybercrime is a growing threat, with the number of attacks and their costs both rising swiftly. How fast? The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center recently noted that it took 20 years to log 5 million complaints before its 20th anniversary in 2020, but only 14 months to log the next million complaints.[1] And these figures represent just a tip of the iceberg of unreported incidents. Show
What is Cybercrime?The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines cybercrime as “criminal activity committed using a computer, especially to illegally access, transmit or manipulate data.” But that definition may not cover the full scope of what cybercrime is today. At its root, cybercrime is any illegal activity using a computer, either as the attacker’s weapon or target. That covers a wide variety of types of crime, from phishing emails and identity theft that affect individuals, to ransomware and denial of service (DoS) attacks targeting businesses and organizations. There are also multiple categories of cybercrime offenders, from the hacker-in-a-hoodie stereotype to organized crime syndicates, cyberterrorists and nation-states. Categories of CybercrimeThe list of cybercrimes is long and varied, but cybercrime falls into three main categories:
The types of cybercrime continue to grow and evolve as new channels of digital communication develop. Here are broad varieties:
How to Protect Against CybercrimesThe types of cybercrime are constantly evolving so companies must remain alert. Yet, there are ways to protect against cybercrime:
The Bottom Line about Cybercrime TypesAlthough the
list of cybercrimes keeps growing, defenders can match the industriousness of the bad guys by preventing cybercrime through services implemented at scale. Services such as email protection, business continuity and data archiving, as well as employee training, will enable organizations to maintain operations and recover from attacks while minimizing their effects. [1] “IC3 Logs 6 Million Complaints,” FBI [2] “FBI Warns About an Increase in Sextortion Complaints,” FBI What types of cybercrimes prevents a user from accessing a system?Ransomware Attack
Ransomware attacks are a very common type of cybercrime. It is a type of malware that has the capability to prevent users from accessing all of their personal data on the system by encrypting them and then asking for a ransom in order to give access to the encrypted data.
Which of the following types of cybercrimes redirects users to malicious websites?Pharming is a type of social engineering cyberattack in which criminals redirect internet users trying to reach a specific website to a different, fake site.
What are the four 4 major categories of cybercrimes?5 most common types of cybercrimes:. Phishing scams: ... . Internet fraud: ... . Online intellectual property infringements: ... . Identity theft: ... . Online harassment and cyberstalking:. What are the 3 cybercrime offenses?These cybercrimes include hacking; malware creation, possession, and distribution; denial of service (DoS) attacks; distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks; and website defacement (i.e., a form of online vandalism targeting the content of websites).
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