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Fun enough, these criminals don’t fear the law enforcement agencies in the respective countries
they commit them.

The systems that make it possible for the online transactions and e-commerce to flourish is the
very same that the cybercriminals exploit.

Cybercrimes categories

There are three categories of cyber crimes, and in these categories they use different methods
that vary from a criminal to the other.

a. Individual

b. Property

c. Government

Individual category

In this type, cyber crimes such as pornography distribution, cyber stalking grooming and
trafficking. The law enforcement agencies have taken this crime seriously and are mobilizing
forces to curb and deal with these perpetrators.

The property category

The cyber crimes use the malicious software in damaging hardware and software. In this, they
steal a victim’s bank details and siphon all the money, and make several online purchases using
a credit card.

They also disrupt programs to different organization’s websites.

Government category

It is also called cyber terrorism. It is not a common type of crime like the two above. This type
causes havoc and panic among the civilian population if it is successful used.

The criminals hack the military websites, government websites, and or circulate propaganda.
The fact is that these criminals are terrorist or unfriendly governments to other nations.

Tackling of cyber crimes

Several companies have come up to tackle this problem, and clearly looking at them, they offer
the following universal solutions.

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