• Cybercrime refers to any crime committed with the assistance of a computer.

• Cybercrime often falls into two categories: theft, and property damage or destruction.

• Hackers use computers for property invasion, which is similar to trespassing, criminal mischief, and vandalism.

• Hacking is also similar to burglary if the offender is motivated by the intent to steal.

• Computers are also used to cause property damage.

For example, offenders may seek to corrupt data; disrupt equipment; threaten system reliability;

disseminate viruses, worms, or malware; launch botnets; and steal sensitive information, among other actions.

Questions:-

1. Which should we be more concerned with: traditional property damage and invasion, or property damage and invasion with computers?
2. Explain social engineering.
3. Explain the difference between a virus, malware and a Trojan horse.
4. In what ways are cybercrime prosecutions compromised by jurisdictional problems?