Cyber crimes are typical criminal offenses that involve the use of online networks or computers, and are rising in popularity in the digital age.
Some examples of internet crimes include:
- Email phishing scams: when spam emails are sent to multiple people, usually posing as another business, asking for confidential information.
- Cyberbullying: harassing someone online, whether it be an annoyance or physical threats of violence. Cyberbullying can also be categorized as harassment under criminal law.
- Identity theft: when personal and sensitive information are stolen online, and in some cases, also sold online.
- Child pornography: the possession of child pornography, either found or distributed online, is punishable under both federal and New York state law. Child pornography applies to the possession of any sexual performance by a child younger than 17 years old.
- Online scams: online scams can occur in several different ways, but most commonly occur via email, where scammers pose as companies or businesses and ask for money and/or personal information.
- Selling fake pharmaceuticals: online scammers will sell counterfeit drugs either falsely advertised as a popular medication, or marketed as a new experimental medication. These scams are very dangerous, since the purchased goods, if they even are delivered, may contain harmful ingredients that should not be consumed.
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