Top 5 Popular Cybercrimes: How You Can Easily Prevent Them

 There are top 5 Popular Cybercrimes....

1. Phishing scams

2. Identity Theft scams

3. Online Harassment

4. Cyberstalking

5. Invasion of privacy

1. Phishing scams :

                            Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information or data, such as usernames, passwords, credit card numbers, or other sensitive details by impersonating oneself as a trustworthy entity in a digital communication.

2. Identity Theft scams :

                            Identity theft is the crime of obtaining the personal or financial information of another person to use their identity to commit fraud, such as making unauthorized transactions or purchases. Identity theft is committed in many different ways and its victims are typically left with damage to their credit, finances, and reputation.

3. Online Harassment :

                            According to the Online Harassment Field

Manuel, social media harassment refers to several antagonistic behaviors practiced by users of social media. Another common term is cyberbullying; however, social media harassment affects more people than preteens on Instagram, or any social media channel.

                            California's criminal laws addressing online harassment state that it is illegal to use an electronic communication device to make repeated contact with another person with the intent to harass or annoy, or to make a single intentionally harassing contact if it includes any obscene or threatening language.

Types of Harassment :

                            

• Verbal/Written.
• Physical.
• Visual.

4. Cyberstalking :

                            Cyberstalking is the use of the Internet or other electronic means to stalk or harass an individual, group, or organization. It may include false accusations, defamation, slander and libel. Cyberstalking is a criminal offense under various state anti-stalking, slander and harassment laws.

Cyberstalking is a crime in which the attacker harasses a victim using electronic communication, such as e-mail or instant messaging (IM), or messages posted to a Web site or a discussion group. A cyberstalker relies upon the anonymity afforded by the Internet to allow them to stalk their victim without being detected.

5. Invasion of privacy :

                            Invasion of privacy is the unjustifiable intrusion into the personal life of another without consent. ... The four most common types of invasion of privacy torts are as follows: Appropriation of Name or Likeness. Intrusion Upon Seclusion.

Proving this requires establishing five elements: 1) a public disclosure; 2) concerning private facts; 3) which would offend the average person; 4) and was not of legitimate public concern; 5) and the defendant published this information with reckless disregard for its truth or falsity.