Cyber Crimes between Offenders and Victims

Name: Isis Jordan

Date: April 10, 2019

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The amount of crimes being committed using technology has grown tremendously over the years. In order to keep up with all the different crimes that can be committed online means constantly learning new ways to fight them, and new technology to help stop attacks (Staff). Crimes can be committed through tablets, laptops, game consoles, smart phones, and even internet enabled televisions. Almost any device that has access to the internet has the possibility of being hacked (Staff).

Why would people consider committing a cybercrime? Well, it makes it easier for someone to commit a cybercrime across the world, which makes it harder for an arrest to take place. Also makes it easier for them to be able to hide their true identity, and even their location (Dredge). People become vulnerable online with ads, fake profiles, bullying, and once a hacker has access to your device, they are able to cause a lot of damage (Kranenbarg).

Cybercrimes have a different outlook than a traditional crime that is committed. This may include different factors for the victim and also the offender (Kranenbarg). Traditional crime usually involves some sort of physical interaction for a crime to be committed, unlike cybercrime. Cybercrime requires no physical interaction and no exact time and place for it to occur. But in order for a victim to become a victim they do have to have some sort of contact with the potential offender for the cybercrime to happen (Kranenbarg).

The more someone does online the more they become an easy target. Our willingness to share and online shop helps the criminals select who they are targeting (Dredge). Ads, fake emails, and spam are all good examples of the lengths a cybercriminal will go to get access to your passwords, online banking, and more. The lengths cyber criminals will go are endless, and the damage they can do can be substantial and affect anyone, or even a business greatly.

References

Dredge, Stuart. “How You Could Become a Victim of Cybercrime in 2015.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 24 Dec. 2014, www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/dec/24/cybercrime-2015-cybersecurity-ransomware-cyberwar.

Kranenbarg, Marleen. “Offending and Victimization in the Digital Age: Comparing Correlates of Cybercrime and Traditional Offending-Only, Victimization-Only and the Victimization-Offending Overlap.” Taylor & Francis, www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01639625.2017.1411030.

Staff. “Cyber Crime.” Cyber Crime | Victim Support, www.victimsupport.org.uk/crime-info/types-crime/cyber-crime.