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The digital world can bring many benefits, but it also enables criminals to attack and steal information or access systems. These attacks often lead to financial losses and disruptions and can affect the reputation of an organization. The National Cyber Crime Unit aims to combat this by using technology and collaboration with partners.

Cybercrime is a wide spectrum of online crimes that affect people, businesses, and governments. Some of the most common examples include data breaches, ransomware, phishing, and identity theft. Other crimes are more targeted and can cause serious damage, like cyber terrorism, which can cause physical harm or disrupt critical infrastructure.

Before the Internet, criminals would dig through people’s trash or intercept their mail to steal personal information. But now, with everything accessible online, criminals can simply hack into their accounts or infect their devices with malware. These attacks can be conducted by individuals or groups and are often part of larger, organized crime networks. According to the World Economic Forum’s 2020 Global Risk Report, these entities are increasingly joining forces and operating as “professional” criminal communities.

This growing problem has major ramifications for the economy and can have real-world impacts on people’s lives. It can lead to business closures, reduced credit ratings, lawsuits, and loss of investor awareness. It also can have an emotional impact when it leads to attacks that target specific groups of people, such as hate crimes or online harassment based on race, religion, or sexual orientation.