WHAT IS CIBER CRIME

Cyber crime

Cyber crime encompasses any criminal act dealing with computersand networks (called hacking). Additionally, cyber crime also includes traditional crimes conducted through the Internet. For example; hate crimes, telemarketing and Internet fraud, identity theft, and credit card account thefts are considered to be cyber crimes when the illegal activities are committed through the use of a computer and the Internet.

Cyberbullying

Slang term used to describe online harassment, which can be in the form of flames, comments made in chat rooms, the sending of offensive or cruel e-mail, or even harassing others by posting onblogs, Web pages or social networking sites (SNS) such asFacebook or MySpace. Unlike physical bullying, cyberbullying canoften be difficult to track as the cyberbully — the person responsible for the acts of cyberbullying — can remain anonymous when threatening others online

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