HACKING AND CYBERCRIME BASICS

Cybercrime (computer crime)

A crime where a computer is the OBJECT of the crime or the TOOL used to commit it. Any criminal offense involving a computer and a network.

Access personal information, confidential business information, or government information, or disable a device.

What can a cybercriminal do with a device?

Yes.

Is selling stolen information online a cybercrime?

Malicious programs (malware) , Denial of service attacks , Internet scams , Cyberbullying , Theft , AND Cyberespionage

Forms of cybercrime (6)

Phishing, Virus and malicious code, DoS and DDoS attacks, DNS cache poisoning, SQL injection, Keylogger injection, AND Brute-force attack

Hacking techniques (7)

Domain Name System

DNS

Structured Query Language

SQL

Distributed denial of service

DDOS

Cracker

The person who creates and distributes malware (malicious software) designed to damage or disrupt a computer system.

Why study cybercrime laws?

To protect the integrity of computers, communications, systems, networks, and databases, and the confidentiality and integrity of the data stored in them.