Dec 18, 2025 · Learn more about what you can do to protect yourself from cybercriminals, how you can report cybercrime, and the Bureau's efforts in combating the evolving cyberthreat.

Cybercrime encompasses a wide range of criminal activities that are carried out using digital devices and/or networks. It has been variously defined as "a crime committed on a computer …

Dec 31, 2025 · Cybercrime, the use of a computer as an instrument to further illegal ends, such as committing fraud, stealing identities, or violating privacy. Cybercrime, especially through the …

Cybercrime is criminal activity that either targets or uses a computer, a computer network or a networked device. Most cybercrime is committed by cybercriminals or hackers who want to …

Aug 20, 2025 · Cybercrime is any illegal activity carried out using computers or the internet. The internet has drastically changed our economy and how the world does business.

Earlier today, a New York man was resentenced to three years in prison for his creation and operation of BreachForums, a marketplace for cybercriminals to buy, sell, and...

Nov 7, 2023 · Cyber crime, as the name suggests, is the use of digital technologies such as computers and the internet to commit criminal activities. Malicious actors (often called “cyber …

Facts + Statistics: Identity theft and cybercrime Key Facts According to The Identity Theft Research Center (ITRC) Annual Data Breach Report, 2024 had the second-highest number of …

Jul 29, 2025 · Cybercrime includes a broad range of illegal activities that happen online or through computer networks. Some of these crimes are financially motivated, while others aim to disrupt …

These categories and the types of cybercrime that fall under them are explored in greater detail in Cybercrime Module 2 on General Types of Cybercrime. Cybercrime can be perpetrated by …