There are the Cyber Crimes that target computer networks or devices directly. Kindly explain such Cyber Crimes and the remedies available under law to protect from such crimes.
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Cybercrime is any criminal activity that involves a computer, networked device or a network. While most cybercrimes are carried out in order to generate profit for the cybercriminals, some cybercrimes are carried out against computers or devices directly to damage or disable them, while others use computers or networks to spread malware, illegal information, images or other materials. Some cybercrimes do both -- i.e., target computers to infect them with a computer virus, which is then spread to other machines and, sometimes, entire networks.
A primary effect of cybercrime is financial; cybercrime can include many different types of profit-driven criminal activity, including ransomware attacks, email and internet fraud, and identity fraud, as well as attempts to steal financial account, credit card or other payment card information. Cybercriminals may also target an individual's private information, as well as corporate data for theft and resale. As many workers settle into remote work routines due to the pandemic, cybercrimes are expected to grow in frequency in 2021, making it especially important to protect backup data.
Defining cybercrime
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) divides cybercrime into three categories:
crimes in which the computing device is the target -- for example, to gain network access;
crimes in which the computer is used as a weapon -- for example, to launch a denial-of-service (DoS) attack; and
crimes in which the computer is used as an accessory to a crime -- for example, using a computer to store illegally obtained data.
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In 2020, the most common type of cyber crime as reported to the U.S. Internet Crime Complaint Center was phishing and similar fraud, with 241,342 complaints. In addition, 43,330 cases of online identity theft were reported to the IC3 that year.