Cybercrimes

Abstract

Cybercrime is a huge threat to humanity, but it can be particularly devastating to people who become victims. A detailed and topical overview of cybercrime affecting individuals is included in this chapter. It also discusses the motive of offenders who commit such attacks and the main human factors and psychological factors that lead to the success of cybercriminals.Social engineering (e.g., dating scams, phishing, cat fishing), internet abuse (e.g., cyber bullying, revenge porn, stalking, hate crimes), data-related crimes (e.g., identity theft, doxing), hacking (e.g., malware, account hacking,crypto jacking), and denial-of-service offences are main fields evaluated. As part of its contribution, if systematic interdisciplinary initiatives are not undertaken, the chapter provides a summary taxonomy of cybercrimes against individuals and an argument on whether they will continue to occur.