Cybercrime activities
- The following are examples of some of the cybercrime threats that exist on the internet:
- Theft of personal information (aka phishing)
- Hacking of passwords to access personal information
- Installing infected programmes / files onto your computer or mobile device
- Cyberbullying
- Accessing illegal material on the internet.
The Zambian government takes cybercrime very seriously. In 2021 they passed the cybercrimes Act. Have a quick look at the Act below.
Let's explore each of these threats in further detail and find out how best we can protect ourselves from such threats.