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WHAT IS A CYBER CRIME?? The Deptartment of Justice puts cyber crimes into three categories... many people don't know or even think, but a lot of these crimes are comitted by kids. It's very easy to access the "hacker tools" online, these are used to commit these crimes. Some parents and their children think that defacing or messing up a website is an amusing pranks. Computer crimes can also be used against people, property, and government. []
 * 1) The computer as a target; attacking others(spreading viruses,ect.)
 * 2) The computer as a weapon; "traditional crimes"(fraud, illegal gambling)
 * 3) The computer as an accessory; 'fancy filing cabinet', to store illegal and or stolen information

As internet usage increases so does cyber crime. Some of these crimes are harmless while others can have felony charges. The following are some of the most commonly known cyber crimes. __//**SPAM:**//__ This is probably the most common crime. Email spam laws are new, been laws of "unsolicited electronic communications" have been present for years. **//__FRAUD:__//** Credit fraud. Some viruses log keystrokes done on keyboards and sends them to a hacker. After this the hacker can take your Social Security number, credit card numbers, and even your home address. **//__DRUG TRAFFICKING:__//** Using encrypted emails or password-protected messaging boards to arrange drug deals. **//__CYBERTERRORISM:__//** Hacking into either government sites or crashing any site. **//__PIRACY:__//** Most talked about cyber crime. Downloading music, movies, ect. []