Definitions for Cybercrime
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. cybercrimenoun

   crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cybercrimenoun

   crime committed using computer networks

2. cybercrimenoun

   an individual crime of this kind

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1. Cybercrime

   A cybercrime is a crime that involves a computer or a computer network. The computer may have been used in committing the crime, or it may be the target. Cybercrime may harm someone's security or finances.There are many privacy concerns surrounding cybercrime when confidential information is intercepted or disclosed, lawfully or otherwise. Internationally, both governmental and non-state actors engage in cybercrimes, including espionage, financial theft, and other cross-border crimes. Cybercrimes crossing international borders and involving the actions of at least one nation-state are sometimes referred to as cyberwarfare. Warren Buffett describes cybercrime as the "number one problem with mankind" and said that cybercrime "poses real risks to humanity."A 2014 report sponsored by McAfee estimated that cybercrime resulted in $445 billion in annual damage to the global economy. Approximately $1.5 billion was lost in 2012 to online credit and debit card fraud in the US. In 2018, a study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), in partnership with McAfee, concluded that nearly 1% of global GDP, close to $600 billion, is lost to cybercrime each year. The World Economic Forum 2020 Global Risk Report confirmed that organized cybercrimes bodies are joining forces to perpetrate criminal activities online, while estimating the likelihood of their detection and prosecution to be less than 1% in the US.

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1. cybercrime

   Cybercrime is any criminal activity that involves a computer, networked device, or a network itself. It typically involves illegal activities conducted through the internet such as hacking, phishing, identity theft, fraud, spreading malware or viruses, cyberstalking, cyberbullying, online piracy, unauthorized selling or buying, espionage, and acts of cyber terrorism. The victims can be individuals, organizations, or even nations, and the impact can range from minor inconvenience to significant financial loss and potential physical harm.

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1. • Crime

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How to pronounce Cybercrime?

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   The numerical value of Cybercrime in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

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   The numerical value of Cybercrime in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Cybercrime in a Sentence

1. Michael Daniel:

   The bottom line is ransomware has gone from an economic nuisance, which is how it was perceived back in 2013 and 2014, to a national security threat and a public health and safety threat, it is no longer just a sideline cybercrime problem, but something that requires a whole of government approach to deal with. That's why it is good that the administration is putting out a strategy focused on ransomware — that is what it is going to take to knock this problem back.

2. Ken Mahoney:

   These individuals are more prone to act out of character, and as crimes move away from physical acts, it is the unknown cybercrime we should be watching out for, criminals are always looking for ways to exploit individuals and businesses, so it is expected to see new scamming initiatives or price-fixing on new products. This isnt the first major pandemic we have lived through, but the effect and scope of the spread are unprecedented.

3. Bruce Klingner:

   The overt economy is predominantly sales of natural resources, the covert economy is harder to estimate, but consists of weapons sales, the counterfeiting of U.S. $100 bills . . . production and distribution of illegal narcotics, cigarettes and pharmaceuticals, including Viagra, insurance scams, money laundering, and cybercrime.

4. John Hultquist:

   Among its peers, North Korea is unique in their deep, active involvement in cybercrime, unlike other countries who may contract and bargain with domestic criminals, the North Korean state carries out cybercrime directly, against targets all over the globe.

5. Equifax Chief Executive Mark Begor:

   It is reassuring that our federal law enforcement agencies treat cybercrime – especially state-sponsored crime – with the seriousness it deserves.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Cybercrime
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Cybercrime
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybercrime
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Cybercrime