Cybercrime

CYBERCRIME

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Cybercrime 3
Cybercrime DEFINITION 4
Identity theft 5
  Statistics 6
CREDIT CARD FRAUD 9
  Credit cards history 9
  Credit cards nowadays 9
Conclusion 11
      Cybercrime

      "However, new technology provides opportunities for criminals to work across force, national and international borders. Whether it is trafficking drugs or people, internet crime, fraud or terrorism, these gangsters are making use of this technology and we need to work together to thwart their plans."
First meeting of Scottish Policing Board

      Statistics from the InterGov organisation, an international organization committed to ensuring a safe cyberspace environment, show computer crimes are growing at a rate of approximately 92% annually. Furthermore, less than 10% of computer crimes are reported and of all the crimes that are reported, fewer than two percent get convicted. Table 1 shows records from the International Web Police Statistics concerning the reported crimes annually since 1993.
      Relatedly, a survey by the anti-virus software manufacturer, in December 2004 showed that by the end of 2004, there were over 100,000 known viruses; recording a 51.8% increase in the number of new viruses.

Table 1: Criminal and civil complaints filed

Year Complaints Complaint / Day
                2002 1,351,897 3,704
                2001 701,939 1,923
      2000 289,303 793
                1999 94,291 258
                1998 47,614 130
                1997 12,775 35
                1996 4,322 11
                1995 1,494 4
                1994 971 2
                1993 640 1.7
Source: International Web Police Statistics

      Some countries responded to the threat of cyber crimes by modifying and enacting cyber laws.
   
Cybercrime DEFINITION

      You can find several different definitions of cybercrime from various sources of information. According... [continues]

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