Common Security cybercrime acts

Cybercrime is one of the most rising phenomena. This fraudulent activity is taking place in the online space on a vast scale. One of the most common types of cybercrime is hacking. Hacking refers to the process of stealing important information and violating the privacy of others to commit fraudulent activity.

When it comes to cybercrime, every country has a set of norms and activities that is sure to be followed. The US cyber security ensures to take proper care of these cybercrimes. There are certain laws under the cybercrime activity which prevent identity theft, hacking, intrusion, child pornography and all other types of cybercrimes.

Types

Cybercrimes usually take place with the involvement of networks and computers. It is identified and prohibited by the law. Criminals from all over the world ensure to take proper care of the activities. Special care is taken to protect the computers and systems from being hacked. Some of the most common types of threats include the following

Fraud

This is a common term used for cybercrime. In the case of fraud, people usually steal another person’s personal information to gain advantage. Fraud is always illegal and can be done by stealing, or altering someone’s image. There are financial frauds which are strictly banned by the government.

Identity theft

All of us must be aware of this because we all are on social media. People on social media must have been prone to hacking. This hacking is mostly taken advantage to ensure identity theft. In the case of identity theft, the criminal steals all personal data such as bank account, credit card, debit card and more. This stealing can further pave way for being conned. A huge number of Americans have been prone to identity theft that led to huge financial loss.

Ransomware

This malware-based attack can be extremely dangerous for your system. The ransomware directly attacks your computer network and encrypted the files. The public key information is gained and can result in financial loss. Over the past few years, several ransomware attacks took place. But, in 2017 itself around $5 billion was lost globally due to ransomware.

Cyberstalking

Cyberstalking refers to the process of stalking someone anonymously.  The stalker keeps a thorough check on all the activities of the person. Mostly, women and children are prone to stalking. The highest number of reported stalkers were either men or pedophiles.

The increased number of cybercrimes has proven to be a major risk to women and kids. Although your financial aspect is at risk, personal identity can be hampered as well. Therefore, it is necessary to keep a check on any activity around you to prevent the risk.