What are the characteristics of cyber crime? What are they?

Compared with traditional crimes, cyber crimes have the following unique characteristics:

1. The subject of crime is diversified and young. With the development of computer technology and the popularity of the Internet, people of all occupations, ages and identities may commit cyber crimes. In cyber crimes, especially hackers, the proportion of teenagers is quite large.

2. The crime mode is intelligent and professional. Cybercrime is a high-tech intelligent crime. Criminals are mainly professional researchers who master computer technology or people who have a special interest in computers and master network technology. Most of them have high intelligence. They are not only familiar with the functions and characteristics of computers and networks, but also understand the defects and loopholes of computers and networks.

3. Universality of criminal object. With the networking of society, the targets of cyber crimes range from personal privacy to national security, from credit card passwords to military secrets.

4. Diversification of criminal means. The rapid development of information network and the popularization of information technology provide all kinds of cyber criminals with ever-changing diversified and high-tech means of committing crimes. Cybercrime activities such as stealing secrets, allocating funds, financial speculation, copying software, tax evasion, publishing false information, invading the network and so on are endless and varied.

5. Crime is interactive and covert. The development of the network has formed a virtual cyberspace, which not only eliminates national boundaries, but also breaks the boundaries between society and space, making two-way and multi-directional communication possible.