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With the advent of the internet, communication has taken a whole new dimension, reaching an ever-increasing audience worldwide since the late 1980s. Through the development of sophisticated technologies, a truly global network has been created with relatively low cost of entry. Communication is made easier through internet technology across borders, to an almost limitless audience. In addition to being a fundamental human right, Internet technology has numerous advantages, including its unique ability to share information and ideas. The same technologies that has help to facilitate such communication is now been used for internet misconduct or cybercrime. Cybercrime can be defined as criminal activity involving an information Technology infrastructure , including illegal access ( unauthorized access ), Illegal interception ( by technical means of non-public transmission of Computer data to, from or within a computer system), data interference (Unauthorized damaging , deletion deterioration, alteration or suppression of Computer system by inputting , transmitting, damaging, deleting, deteriorating, altering or suppressing computer data), misuse of devices, forgery (ID theft), And electronic fraud.