These are the crimes which have existed for centuries. Stalking, scams, theft, underhanded business tactics, vandalism, social engineering, etc. have all merely been given a face-lift by the cybernetic age. The essential concepts and motives have remained largely unchanged. The same criminal has simply been given a tool which increases his potential pool of victims and makes him all the harder to trace and apprehend.

Contrary to popular belief, spam has existed even before the advent of the Internet. Junk mail to your postal address and annoying telemarketers and door-to-door salesmen are some examples of the more traditional form of spam. However, the Internet has given spam a much uglier face. Now, what used to be a minor irritation has become a veritable menace.
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The art of stalking has evolved too. Stalkers no longer make phone calls or send snail mails as the Internet offers the stalker much greater anonymity and convenience. The stalker no longer needs to be standing right outside your window with a pair of binoculars in order to be feared. In fact, he could physically be miles away and have his presence felt right inside your room.
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For as long as the concept of money has existed, people have desired it with minimal effort on their part. Fraudulent auctions, false distress signals and other elaborate lies have been separating the naïve but rich from their money for centuries. How, then, is cyberfraud anything new? You would be surprised.
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Forget your swash-buckling seafarers. Modern day piracy may be less dramatic or exciting but is far subtler and more extensive in terms of the monetary losses the victim faces. This particular form of cybercrime may be the hardest of all to curb as the common man also seems to be benefiting from the pillage. But is he really?
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Stalkers, frauds, scammers and every other type of criminal is exploiting the Internet and the computers to their own benefit. Now outright thieves too have joined in the exploitation. However, they are different from your traditional cat-burglar …
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