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: DDoS attacks are sometimes carried out simply for malicious reasons or as part of a cyberextortion scheme, but they may also be used to distract the victim organization from some other attack or exploit carried out at the same time. Infecting systems and networks with malware is an example of an attack used to damage the system or harm users. This can be done by damaging the system, software or data stored on the system. Ransomware attacks are similar, but the malware acts by encrypting or shutting down victim systems until a ransom is paid. Phishing campaigns are used to infiltrate corporate networks. This can be by sending fraudulent emails to users in an organization, enticing them to download attachments or click on links that then spread viruses or malware to their systems and through their systems to their company's networks. A credentials attack is when a cybercriminal aims to steal or guess user IDs and passwords for the victim's systems or personal accounts. They can be carried out through the use of brute-force attacks by installing keylogger software or by exploiting vulnerabilities in software or hardware that can expose the victim's credentials. Cybercriminals may also attempt to hijack a website to change or delete content or to access or modify databases without authorization. For example, an attacker may use a Structured Query Language (SQL) injection exploit to insert malicious code into a website, which can then be used to exploit vulnerabilities in the website's database, enabling a hacker to access and tamper with records or gain unauthorized access to sensitive information a