Question

what is computer crime

Answer 1

Computer crime is a criminal activity where a computer is the main source of crime. 

Computer crime includes illegal hacking (cracking), where a hacker steals or accesses the private information of an individual or a huge organization for personal gains.

These days, where nearly everything relies upon the ability of computers, computer crime has become very common. Hacking is even taught by pro-hackers to normal people of society if they will to learn. 

Answer 2

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Explanation:

Computer crime, cybercrime or electronic crime refers to criminal activity where a computer or network is the source, tool, target, or place of a crime, Computer crime can be defined as a criminal activity involving any of the following:

• Illegal access (i.e., unauthorized access) to a user's computer

• Illegal transmission of data to, from, or within a computer network

• Unauthorized deletion or alteration of data

• Interfering with the functioning of a computer system

• Misuse of devices

• Forgery

• Electronic fraud (bank fraud, extortion, etc.)

'Hacker' and 'cracker' are terms heard frequently in connection with computer crime.

Let us understand the difference between the two.

A hacker is someone with a strong interest in how things work, who likes to play with, create and modify things for the enjoyment of doing so. Hackers have in-depth understanding of the internal working of a computer and computer networks. They may break into computers just to know how things work. Unlike a cracker, a hacker generally does not have any intention to destroy or steal data.

A cracker is a hacker who breaks into a computer system for personal gains. Crackers may do significant harm by stealing information like passwords or credit card numbers, or by distributing viruses.

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Several countries have enacted cyber laws to deal with computer crime.