What are examples of cyber crimes?
Cybercrime, also called computer crime, the use of a computer as an instrument to further illegal ends, such as committing fraud, trafficking in child adult film and intellectual property, stealing identities, or violating privacy.
What are the Top 5 cyber crimes?
Here are 5 of the top cybercrimes affecting businesses and individuals in 2020:
- Phishing Scams.
- Website Spoofing.
- Ransomware.
- Malware.
- IOT Hacking.
What is the most common cyber crime?
In 2020, the most common type of cyber crime as reported to the U.S. Internet Crime Complaint Center was phishing and similar fraud, with 241,342 complaints. In addition, 43,330 cases of online identity theft were reported to the IC3 that year.