Insight to Cybercrime

Crime is an ever-developing phenomenon. With the passage of time criminals have adopted various mediums to support their illicit aims. The advent of computer technology provided many opportunities for business and communication and also many opportunities for the traditional crimes to be carried out digitally. These crimes are often termed as cybercrimes. However, Cybercrime as of yet has no clear definition or description. Many people have drafted definitions of cybercrime gradually with the development of technology, but there is no definition which is globally accepted. This article is organized to combine the most relevant information about cybercrimes in one body of work and to help those, new to this area of study. To achieve this purpose, major definitions of cybercrime from different sources have been gathered and attempted to characterize cybercrime in the light of these definitions, depending on its nature. This work examines the history, origin and development of cybercrime. This is followed by the analysis of legislative growth in this sphere, and how cybercrime is becoming a challenge for legislative bodies around the world. This work also contains a brief account of commonly done cybercrimes with examples. Finally, this work will examine the impact of cybercrime on the world at large considering economic, social and cultural aspects of the society.