NZCASS: the experience of e-crime findings from the 2006 survey [pdf, 230 KB]
...electronic information interchange and fi nancial transactions. There is no consistent or easy defi nition of e-crime, which is wide-ranging. The actual offence committed may be one of theft, fraud, harassment, or threat of violence, simply perpetrated through ICT. It may involve unauthorised access to a computer system (hacking); distributing software for the commission of a crime; or distributing an electronic virus designed to damage or access a computer system. The defi nition of e-...