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cybercrime

also known as computer crime

Any use of a computer as an instrument to further illegal ends, such as committing fraud, trafficking in child pornography and intellectual property, stealing identities, or violating privacy. Cybercrime, especially through the Internet, has grown in importance as the computer has become central to commerce, entertainment, and government. The international nature of cybercrimes has led to international cyberlaws.

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computer crime - Breaking the criminal law by use of a computer.

See also computer ethics, software law.

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He was serving a 180-day sentence for violating his parole relating to previous charges of second-degree criminal mischief, second-degree theft, computer fraud and identity theft.

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computer crime (redirected from Computer fraud)

cybercrime

computer crime
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