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Netcrime
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Netcrime is referring to crime committed over the internet or facilitated by the internet.
Common usage
Netcrime has risen due to the increasing availability and strength of the internet. Scammers pull phishing and 419 schemes. Hacking and DDOSes target websites of various groups and organizations.
Example Sentences
- Scammers pull phishing and 419 schemes, examples of netcrime.
- Websites fall victim to common forms of netcrime, like Hacking and DDOSing.
- The most tragic examples of netcrime are child pornography and propaganda videos posted by terrorists, particularly beheading videos.
- Mexican drug cartels commit netcrime by posting propaganda execution videos.
- A common form of crime committed by teenagers is piracy
- Spam is a very banal, yawn-inducing form of netcrime
Videos
Online predators use the internet to kidnap victims - People aren't who they say they are...
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