EMTECH

• Cybercrime


  Criminal activities carried out using computers, networks, or the internet as a tool
• Cybercrime is one of the biggest concerns for individuals, businesses, and governments in our generation
• Cybercriminals


  Individuals or groups that engage in criminal activities, usually operating locally, nationally, or internationally, profiting from the internet's global reach to carry out their crimes
• Cybercrimes have been known and happening since the last 1830s, before the internet was invented
• The first cyber-attack happened in France, by breaking into the French telegraph system to obtain financial market data
• Cybercrime has increased dramatically, characterized by an interesting development of strategies, methods, and practices used for illicit purposes
• Cybercrime can happen to anyone since cybercriminals can target a wide range of categories including individuals, property, and government entities
• Phishing- 


  Sending misleading messages, emails, advertisements, and websites to trick people into revealing personal information or data
• Identity Theft


  Stealing personal information to impersonate individuals for financial gain or other malicious purposes
• Online Scams


  Using the internet or social media to defraud and take advantage of victims to gain money, often when buying stuff or products online
• Ransomware


  Malicious malware that encrypts files on a victim's computer or network, demanding payment to decrypt the files
• Fraudulent Transactions


  Using stolen financial information to make unauthorized purchases or transfers, resulting in financial losses
• Intellectual Property Theft


  Stealing an individual or organization's concept, works, and inventions and claiming them as their own
• Crypto Jacking


  Compromising devices to use their resources to "mine" online currencies or money
• Cybercrime against government

  • Sabotage
  • Election Interference
  • Espionage
• Sabotage


  Using cyberattacks to stop essential infrastructure functions, including power grids or transportation networks, or government services
• Election Interference


  Using cyber techniques, such as hacking voter databases or disseminating false information, to try to influence or sabotage the electoral process
• Espionage


  Infiltrating government networks to gather classified information for blackmail
• The punishment for cybercrimes is usually imprisonment for a long time or a significant prison sentence
• To avoid becoming a victim of cybercrime, people should be more careful when opening links and websites, use strong passwords, and not trust others easily with private information