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Technology has been a term used to refer to advancement in the science of electronics,

and it dates back to the 18

century since the invention of electronic devices such as the

phone(Fell, 2017). Even in this period, people still wanted to gain an advantage over others in

the industry and gain access to private information. Sabotaging data from companies and people

was also part of corporate schemes to gain advantage or sniff around and steal ideas.

Cybercrimes are thus not a present issue but date back in time to the discovery of the said

electronic devices. Cybercrime is termed as the use of a computer to conduct illegal activities,

including over the internet(“Cyber-crime,” 2018). Hacking being one of the crimes dating back

In time is a more traditional crime(Fell, 2017).

Software Piracy is the use of licensed software without legally purchasing it (Morley &

Parker, 2012). Software developers create software for use and launch it on the internet for

purchase, which requires its use. This has been a common issue in the current century as many

people do not want to incur the necessary costs. Degradation of the legal system to seek justice

for the software developers has enabled a lot of people to get away with the crime. Most people

do not see piracy as a big deal primarily since the cost to be incurred from stealing the software

might be cheap or no cost at all, but in the real sense, the cost of a lawsuit of that magnitude

could leave you languishing in debts if not suffering in jail. Through software piracy, other

cybercrimes involving illegal distribution and copying of material over the internet go unnoticed

(Sahni, 2019).

Network threats are a handful of internet corrupted ideologies and created files getting

access to various avenues with sensitive information. These files might include viruses, worms,

denial of service attacks, as well as the creation of sniffing applications(“Cyber-crime,” 2018).

The created files and or applications are launched in user systems to acquire sensitive

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Running Head: CYBERCRIMES 1 Cybercrimes Name Institution of Affiliation Date CYBERCRIMES 2 Technology has been a term used to refer to advancement in the science of electronics, and it dates back to the 18th century since the invention of electronic devices such as the phone(Fell, 2017). Even in this period, people still wanted to gain an advantage over others in the industry and gain access to private information. Sabotaging data from companies and people was also part of corporate schemes to gain advantage or sniff around and steal ideas. Cybercrimes are thus not a present issue but date back in time to the discovery of the said electronic devices. Cybercrime is termed as the use of a computer to conduct illegal activities, including over the internet(“Cyber-crime,” 2018). Hacking being one of the crimes dating back In time is a more traditional crime(Fell, 2017). Software Piracy is the use of licensed software without legally purchasing it (Morley & Parker, 2012). Software developers create software for use and launch it on the internet for purchase, which requires its use. This has been a common issue in the current century as many people do not want to incur the necessary costs. Degradation of the legal system to seek justice for the software developers has enabled a lot of people to get away with the crime. Most people do not see piracy as a big deal primarily since the cost to be incurred from stealing the software might be cheap or no cost at all, but in the ...
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