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  1. e-crimenoun

    cybercrime

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  1. e-crime

    A cybercrime is a crime that involves a computer or a computer network. The computer may have been used in committing the crime, or it may be the target. Cybercrime may harm someone's security or finances.There are many privacy concerns surrounding cybercrime when confidential information is intercepted or disclosed, lawfully or otherwise. Internationally, both governmental and non-state actors engage in cybercrimes, including espionage, financial theft, and other cross-border crimes. Cybercrimes crossing international borders and involving the actions of at least one nation-state are sometimes referred to as cyberwarfare. Warren Buffett describes cybercrime as the "number one problem with mankind" and said that cybercrime "poses real risks to humanity."A 2014 report sponsored by McAfee estimated that cybercrime resulted in $445 billion in annual damage to the global economy. Approximately $1.5 billion was lost in 2012 to online credit and debit card fraud in the US. In 2018, a study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), in partnership with McAfee, concluded that nearly 1% of global GDP, close to $600 billion, is lost to cybercrime each year. The World Economic Forum 2020 Global Risk Report confirmed that organized cybercrimes bodies are joining forces to perpetrate criminal activities online, while estimating the likelihood of their detection and prosecution to be less than 1% in the US.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of e-crime in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of e-crime in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of e-crime in a Sentence

  1. Hilham Soffan:

    The real crime is that the state is looking to blame selfless care givers.

  2. Arnauld Akodjenou:

    Such violence targeting the U.N. peacekeeping forces is a serious crime. Those responsible must be brought to justice.

  3. Wifredo Ferrer:

    The fact that this is so easy to commit is something that has been a real challenge to law enforcement because the fraudsters keep evolving, and they always find a new way to steal our identities, and all you need sometimes is a name, a date of birth and a Social Security number. And sometimes, you don't even need that to commit this crime.

  4. Daniel Weber in Berne:

    How can he be guilty of a crime if he never set foot inside of the airplane, let alone landed in the Middle East? i don't believe there is evidence in this case sufficient to fulfill the requirements necessary for a conviction.

  5. Equifax Chief Executive Mark Begor:

    It is reassuring that our federal law enforcement agencies treat cybercrime – especially state-sponsored crime – with the seriousness it deserves.


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