Title: What Is Cybercrime? | Definition & Examples | Avast
Headings: What is Cybercrime and
How Can You Prevent It?

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What is Cybercrime and
How Can You Prevent It?
What is cybercrime?
Common examples of cybercrime
Malware
Identity theft and other fraud
Cyberbullying
Cryptojacking
Cyberextortion
Cyberespionage
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Where does cybercrime come from?
Email
The dark web
Who’s most at risk?
The impact of cybercrime
For individuals
For businesses & governments
What’s the punishment for committing a cybercrime?
How to recognize if you’ve been a victim of cybercrime
Is it possible to stop cybercriminals?
How to prevent cybercrime
Protect against malware: a cybercriminal’s most powerful weapon
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Content: This includes ransomware, which can lock up your files until you pay a ransom to decrypt them, and adware, which spams you with ads. Identity theft and other fraud
While identity theft is not exclusively a cybercrime, these days it’s much more likely to happen through technology. In fact, identity fraud happens every two seconds in America today. If a hacker wants to commit identity theft or credit card fraud, they first need to access enough of their victim’s personal data to fuel the crime. Here are several ways they can get that access: Phishing: Cybercrooks use “bait” in the form of fraudulent messages to lure victims to fake sites where they unwittingly enter personal information like usernames, passwords, or bank details. Pharming: Taking it one step deeper than phishing, pharming uses malware to reroute unsuspecting internet surfers to fake versions of websites, where they unknowingly enter their personal details. Keylogging: