Cybercrime, ICT and Their Impact on Consumer Behavior

The Internet has revolutionized the computer and communications world like nothing before and has bestowed us with many advantages possible only because of it. With the evolution of the Internet, along came another revolution of crime where the perpetrators commit acts of crime and wrongdoing on the World Wide Web. More and more criminals are exploiting the speed, convenience and anonymity of the Internet to commit a diverse range of criminal activities that know no borders, either physical or virtual. These attacks have become a bottleneck for people as well as industrialists and online shops. Due to fast growing world we cannot deny the need of computers and internet for our day to day business transactions and personal use. At the same time, scenario has become menacing for internet users and online shoppers. Therefore, we have to be aware of what kind of security breaches can happen while using internet and what are possible ways of getting rid of these attacks. The article provides a brief review about cybercrime, types of cybercrime, factors responsible and impacts on consumer behavior.