
Individuals or groups with low skill levels but the ability to use cyber tools developed by others.

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Cyber-dependent crimes - crimes that can be committed only through the use of Information and Communications Technology (‘ICT’) devices, where the devices are both the tool for committing the crime, and the target of the crime (e.g.The Government's National Cyber Security Strategy defines these as: Practical and operational points to consider when prosecuting a cybercrime case.Ĭybercrime is an umbrella term used to describe two closely linked, but distinct ranges of criminal activity.Cyber-enabled crimes and the legislation which should be considered when reviewing and charging a cyber-enabled case, and.Cyber-dependent crimes and the legislation which should be considered when reviewing and charging a cyber-dependent case.This guidance provides a summary of the main types of cybercrime offending and highlights where further guidance is available. Annex B: Cybercrime types and related Cyber- Enabled Offences.Annex A: Cybercrime types and related Cyber-Dependent Offences.Extreme Pornography and Obscene Publications.Child Sexual Offences and Indecent Images of Children.Disclosing private sexual images without consent.Offences that specifically target Individuals (including Cyber-Enabled VAWG).Intellectual Property Crime (Piracy, Counterfeiting and Forgery).Facebook’s transparency report for the second part of 2014 shows that the US government requested access to data for 21,731 accounts- far more than any other country. The US government is not beyond suspicion either. But the Syrian Electronic Army, the Tunisian government, and even the Chinese government have reportedly made attempts to hack the social network. Doing so would likely mean compromising the privacy of Facebook users there, and possibly in other countries as well.įacebook hasn’t revealed any instances of expected state-sponsored hacking in the past. President Barack Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping recently signed a pact declaring neither government would hack into private companies in the other’s country.įacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, meanwhile, is making it clear that he hopes his company can enter China. Reports in US media this June alleged that the Chinese government was behind hacks that stole personal data of an estimated 18 million government employees.

Tensions over cybersecurity issues between the United States and China are at an all-time high.
