Cybersecurity

33 Alarming Cybercrime Statistics You Should Know in 2019

Also called computer crime, the term “cybercrime” is very broad term and represents a wide variety of criminal activities that are conducted by using and/or targeting a computer or related system. Merriam-Webster defines cybercrime as: “: criminal activity (such as fraud, theft, or distribution of child pornography) committed using a computer especially to illegally access, transmit, or manipulate data.”

This type of definition now
includes virtually any type of electronic devices. Cell phones. Cameras. IoT
devices. Servers and databases. The list goes on and on.

Some cybercriminals conduct
their business via the dark web but not all. Some choose to use more public
channels such as social media. And, certainly, the examples listed in this
definition are not exhaustive. There are many other examples of cybercrime,
including:

• ransomware attacks,
• malware attacks,
• crypto mining, cryptojacking, and
  other digital currency scams,
• identity theft, or impersonating
  another person or company...