Cybercrime

• This is any crime that is carried out via the internet and other digital technologies.
• Sometimes this might be on a global scale.
• Fraud means impersonating other people or businesses to make money illegally. This can be done by impersonating a bank or business online and hoping people will transfer money or give away their bank details.
• Copyright theft is committed when people make available illegal downloads of music, computer games, films and television shows.
• Hacking is gaining unauthorised access to data in a system or a computer. It can be done to steal data, for espionage (spying), or for extortion (making threats for money).