Here are a collection of synopses from a variety of websites on topics covering all the cybercrime issues discussed earlier on our website. The purpose of this section is to bring the user away from all the theory and down to some hard evidence of the existence of cybercrime. Remember, no one is safe from cybercrime.

Malware

The malware that we see in the cyberworld are truly analogous to the bacteria and virus we see in the real world. Malware are often considered cybercrime agents unto themselves because their behaviour and the damage they cause are largely outside of human control. Here are some newspaper and research articles which illustrate just how rampant and unchecked the proliferation of malware is and how it is affecting all our lives.
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Stalking

Though not as common as phishing and malware related stories, events pertaining to cyberstalking incidents are not as rare as many would like to think. And even if you are not actively looking for trouble, you are not entirely safe from stalkers. In fact, this very sense of security among Net users in general could be their very downfall. The following stories illustrate how this could be possible.
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Scams

The easiest way to make money is by cheating people out of it. You do not need weapons, threats or stealth tactics to scam people of their money. All you need is a reasonable amount of intelligence (preferably more than your victims) and charisma. Now, the Internet has vastly increased the number of potential victims and a whole variety of devious schemes have been found floating around the ocean of cyberspace like so many fishing hooks. Here are some more famous examples.
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General Issues

Over and above the highly publicized crimes like stalking, phishing and malware, a variety of serious cybercrimes have been committed using the Internet and global networks as part of a deadly arsenal. It is indeed amazing how much havoc can be wreaked by using something that can only seem useful to users in general. Indeed, the Internet cannot be regarded as a secure domain anymore in spite of all the available security. This is illustrated by the following research and news articles.
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