The capabilities and opportunities provided by the Internet have transformed many legitimate business activities, augmenting the speed, ease, and range with which transactions can be conducted while also lowering many of the costs. Cyber Criminals have also discovered that the Internet can provide new opportunities and multiplier benefits for illicit business related Cyber Crimes.
The Internet provides opportunities for various kinds of Cyber Criminal activities the most common being "Theft". 'Online Thieves' can rob online banks or illicitly gain access to Intellectual Property. The Internet offers new means of committing old crimes such as fraud, and offers new vulnerabilities relating to communications and data that provide attractive targets for extortion. |