What is cyber crime? Discuss why cyber crime is a growing problem. Be sure to provide specific examples of this form of criminal offending
What will be an ideal response?
? Cyber crime is a term used to describe criminal offending which occurs via the
Internet.
? There are approximately 1.5 billion users of the Internet worldwide, and an increasing percentage of daily activities are taking place online.
? The dependence of businesses on computer operations has left them vulnerable to cyber offending
? Examples of cyber crime include cyber fraud, hacking, cyberstalking, online gambling, etc.
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