Understanding Cybercrime: Types, Signs, and Prevention

Cybercrime involves various criminal activities targeting computers and networks, aiming to generate profit or cause harm. Types include website spoofing, ransomware, malware, IoT hacking, identity theft, and online scams. Signs of identity theft can manifest in credit, tax, child, medical, and criminal spheres. Preventive measures include using strong passwords, avoiding public Wi-Fi, being cautious of unsolicited messages, safeguarding personal information on social media, limiting physical access to sensitive data, and handling devices carefully. Cybercrime poses serious dangers to individuals and organizations alike.

• Cybercrime
• Types
• Signs
• Prevention
• Identity Theft

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1. CYBERCRIME Done by fawzi zabaneh , Anton Habis ,Abdullah Abujaber

2. WHAT IS CYBERCRIME ? Cybercrime is any criminal activity that involves a computer, networked device or a network. While most cybercrimes are carried out in order to generate profit for the cybercriminals, some cybercrimes are carried out against computers or devices directly to damage or disable them. Others use computers or networks to spread malware, illegal information, images or other materials. Some cybercrimes do both , target computers to infect them with a computer virus, which is then spread to other machines and, sometimes, entire networks.

3. WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF CYBERCRIME ? 1.Website Spoofing. 2.Ransomware. 3.Malware. 4.IOT Hacking 5.Idendity theft 6.Online scams

4. WHAT ARE THE THE SIGNS OF IDENDENTITY THEFT ? 1.Credit identity theft 2. Tax identity theft 3. Child identity theft 4. Medical identity theft 5. Criminal identity theft

5. WAYS OF PREVENTING CYBERCRIME 1.Use strong passwords. 2.Avoid public Wi-Fi. 3.Don't trust unsolicited emails and text messages. 4.Protect personal information on social media. 5.Restrict physical access to sensitive information. 6.Be careful with all devices

6. QUESTIONS 1.What is cybercrime ? 2.What are the signs of Identity theft ? 3.Give 3 ways to prevent cybercrime 4. Name 3 types of cybercrime 5.Why is cybercrime dangerous