Title: Cyberstalking - Wikipedia
Headings: Cyberstalking
Cyberstalking
Contents
Definitions and description
Distinguishing cyberstalking from other acts
Identification and detection
Prevalence and impact
Types
Stalking by strangers
Gender-based stalking
Of intimate partners
Of celebrities and public persons
By anonymous online mobs
Corporate cyberstalking
Perpetrators
Motives and profile
Four types of cyberstalkers
Behaviors
Cyberstalking legislation
Australia
Canada
Philippines
United States
History, current legislation
Age, legal limitations
Specific cases
Europe
See also
References
Further reading
External links
Academic and government studies
Blogs, stories

Content: Cyberstalking is a technologically-based "attack" on one person who has been targeted specifically for that attack for reasons of anger, revenge or control. Cyberstalking can take many forms, including: harassment, embarrassment and humiliation of the victim
emptying bank accounts or other economic control such as ruining the victim's credit score
harassing family, friends and employers to isolate the victim
scare tactics to instill fear and more
Identification and detection
CyberAngels has written about how to identify cyberstalking: When identifying cyberstalking "in the field," and particularly when considering whether to report it to any kind of legal authority, the following features or combination of features can be considered to characterize a true stalking situation: malice, premeditation, repetition, distress, obsession, vendetta, no legitimate purpose, personally directed, disregarded warnings to stop, harassment and threats. A number of key factors have been identified in cyberstalking: This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. False accusations: Many cyberstalkers try to damage the reputation of their victim and turn other people against them.