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: 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. Usually, this is in some form of cryptocurrency, such as bitcoin. Cryptojacking: An attack that uses scripts to mine cryptocurrencies within browsers without the user's consent. Cryptojacking attacks may involve loading cryptocurrency mining software to the victim's system. However, many attacks depend on JavaScript code that does in-browser mining if the user's browser has a tab or window open on the malicious site.