What is cybercrime?(What is, Concept and Definition)

Alternatively it is known as cyber crime , e-crime , electronic crime or high-tech crime . Computer crime is an act carried out by a knowledgeable computer user, sometimes called a hacker, who illegally browses or steals the private information of a company or person.In some cases, this person or group of individuals may be malicious and destroy or damage computer or data files.

Examples of computer crimes

Below is a list of the different types of cybercrime today.Clicking on any of the links below provides more information on each crime.

• Child pornography -Creation or distribution of child pornography.


• Copyright Infringement -Steal or use another person's copyrighted material without permission.


• Cracking -Break or crack codes designed to protect data.


• Cyber ​​terrorism : piracy, threats and blackmail towards a company or person.


• Cyberbully or Cyberstalking -Harass or harass others online.


• Cybersquatting -Configure a domain of another person or company with the sole intention of selling it later at a higher price.


• Malware creation : writing, creating or distributing malware (eg, viruses and spyware)


• Denial of Service Attack : Overloading a system with so many requests that it cannot handle normal requests.


• Doxing : disclosure of another person's personal information without their permission.


• Espionage -Spy a person or company.


• Fraud : Data manipulation, for example, changing bank records to transfer money to an account or participating in credit card fraud.


• Harvest -Collect account or account information from other people.


• Human trafficking : Engaging in the illegal act of buying or selling other people.


• Identity theft -Pretend to be someone you are not.


• Illegal sales : Buying or selling illicit products online, including drugs, weapons, and psychotropic substances.


• Theft of intellectual property -Theft of practical or conceptual information developed by another person or company.


• Infringement of intellectual property rights : An infringement of intellectual property rights is any infringement of another person's copyright, patent or trademark.


• Phishing : trick people into obtaining private or personal information about that person.


• Salami cut -Stealing small amounts of money from each transaction.


• Scam : trick people into believing something that is not true.


• Slander : Posting defamation or slander against another person or company.


• Software piracy : copying, distribution or use of software that was not purchased by the user of the software.


• Spamming : Unsolicited email distributed to dozens or hundreds of different addresses.


• Spoofing -Deceiving a system into thinking that you are someone you are not.


• Typosquatting : configuration of a domain that is a misspelling of another domain.


• Unauthorized access : access to systems that you do not have permission to access.


• Telephone interceptions : connect a device to a telephone line to listen to conversations.