Title: What is Cybercrime? Effects, Examples and Prevention
Headings: cybercrime
cybercrime
Defining cybercrime
How cybercrime works
Types of cybercrime
Common examples of cybercrime
Effects of cybercrime on businesses
Effects of cybercrime on national defense
How to prevent cybercrime
Cybercrime legislation and agencies

Content: Cybercriminals use various attack vectors to carry out their cyberattacks and are constantly seeking new methods and techniques for achieving their goals, while avoiding detection and arrest. Cybercriminals often carry out their activities using malware and other types of software, but social engineering is often an important component for executing most types of cybercrime. Phishing emails are another important component to many types of cybercrime but especially so for targeted attacks, like business email compromise ( BEC ), in which the attacker attempts to impersonate, via email, a business owner in order to convince employees to pay out bogus invoices. A list of the different types of cybercrimes
Types of cybercrime
As mentioned above, there are many different types of cybercrime; most cybercrimes are carried out with the expectation of financial gain by the attackers, though the ways cybercriminals aim to get paid can vary. Some specific types of cybercrimes include the following: Cyberextortion: A crime involving an attack or threat of an attack coupled with a demand for money to stop the attack. One form of cyberextortion is the ransomware attack. Here, the attacker gains access to an organization's systems and encrypts its documents and files -- anything of potential value -- making the data inaccessible until a ransom is paid.