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CYBER CRIME !!
Crimes committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person identity or illegal imports or malicious programs cyber crime is nothing but where the computer used as an object of subject of crime.
Hacking
Hacking is a crime, which entails cracking systems and gaining unauthorized access to the data stored in them.
Phishing
Phishing is the act of attempting to acquire information such as usernames, password, and credit card details by installing malicious software on your computer.
Child pornography
The internet is being highly used by children and sexually abuse worldwide. As more homes have access to internet more children would be using the internet and more are the chances of falling victim to the aggression of pedophiles.
Software piracy
Theft of software through the iillegal copying of genuine programs or the counterfeiting and distribution of products intended to pass for the original
Spoofing
Getting one computer on a network to pretend to have the identity of another computer, usually one with special access privileges ,, so as to obtain access to the other computers on the network.
Cyber stalking
The Criminal follows the victim by sending emails, entering the chat rooms frequently.
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