Cybercrime

Abstract

Cybercrime is a computer-oriented crime where offences are committed against an individual person or group of persons with a criminal intention to harm the victim either physically or psychologically, directly or indirectly, using IT devices via internet. It may threaten an individual or a financial health and even a nation's security by intercepting or disclosing the confidential information. The various forms of cybercrime are phishing, identity theft, hacking websites, spreading terrorism, distributing child pornography, etc. Cybercrime does not require any higher-level technical knowledge but only sufficient financial support to perform the unethical process. The current demand for malware creation exceeds three times the supply, and now, new tools are arriving with the concept of “malware as a service.” The deep web is the invisible web that paves the way for various criminal activities like weapon trading, cybercrime, and drugs.