CYBERCRIME

Cybercrime, also called computer crime, the use of a computer as an

instrument to further illegal ends, such as committing fraud, trafficking
in child pornography and intellectual property, stealing identities, or
violating privacy. Cybercrime, especially through the Internet, has
grown in importance as the computer has become central to
commerce, entertainment, and government.
When Does Cyber Crime started?

The first instances of cybercrime were

committed before the Internet even
came into existence and involved, data
theft.
• Data theft is the act
of stealing information
stored on corporate
databases, devices, and
servers.
• E.G. An employee may take
home information on an
unsecured flash drive or
retain access to
information after their
contract has ended.
The history and evolution of cybercrime are
easy to track and coincide with the evolution
of the Internet itself. The first crimes were of
course simple hacks to steak information from
local networks but as the Internet became
more established so too did the attacks.
THE CYBERCRIME
OF THE CENTURY:
CYBERBULLYIN
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Cyberbullying takes place when a
teen or younger child uses a
computing device to threaten,
humiliate, or otherwise harass a
peer. It may occur over a laptop,
smartphone or tablet, and live
within platforms such as text
messages, emails, social media,
online forums and chat rooms.

CYBERBULLYING
Trends in cyberbullying tend
to vary among the sexes.
For example, male bullies
have been known threaten
other boys with physical
harm, yet harass females
with sexual advances
through text messages. Girls,
on the other hand, may
expose secrets or spread lies
and rumors about other girls
to extract revenge for
perceived wrongdoings.
Some play the role of "mean
girls" by making discouraging
remarks on social sites and
excluding peers from online
cliques.
THE REPERCUSSIONS OF CYBERBULLYING

For the victims, the effects of bullying in any form may range from feeling hurt
and angry to hated and suicidal. It is not uncommon for those targeted in these
barbarous acts to develop low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, and other
issues that could potentially compromise their mental and emotional health.
From Cyberbullying to Cybercrime

Although legal regulations are still

developing in the fast-moving world of
social networking online, cyberbullying
can cross over into cybercrime.
BAI SITTIE AIRA IMAM BORERO
GRADE 11 – ABM ST. NICHOLAS