computer crime
Online illegal activity
Computer crime is illegal activity involving computers or digital networks—either as the target or the tool.
This includes hacking, identity theft, fraud, distributing malware, and unauthorized access to systems.
The term covers both crimes that couldn't exist without computers stealing cryptocurrency and traditional crimes facilitated by them online harassment, wire fraud.
- botnetRemotely controlled infected computers
- keyloggingCapturing typed input secretly
- hackingInfiltrating protected digital systems
- brute force attackSystematic password guessing
- credential stuffingAutomated stolen login testing
phishing · Nigerian prince · data breach · spyware · virus · trojan horse · identity theft · social engineering · doxxing · ransomware · worm · rootkit · privilege escalation · carding · credit card fraud · dark web · zero-day · intellectual property theft
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Protection of digital systems
ethical hacking · information security · cyber defense · penetration testing · digital citizenship
computer crimestreet crime
Public-area criminal activity
violent crime · property crime · robbery · burglary · assault
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