CYBER CRIMES

     Cyber crime is any illegal activity that involves a computer, its systems, or its applications. It is any intentional act associated in any way with computers where a victim suffered or could have suffered or could have suffered a loss, and a perpetrator made or could have made a gain. In layman term, computer crime or cyber crime is referred to a misdeed involving a computer and the networks.

     There are three major types of cyber crimes which are cyber crimes against persons, property and government. Below are some of the examples of cyber crimes which are happening around us:-

• identity theft
• financial crimes
• cyber terrorism
• hacking, cracking and phishing