Report technology crime

All technology enabled crime must be reported through the Australian Cybercrime Online Reporting Network (ReportCyber), which refers reports to the most applicable agency in Australia.
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Types of offences

Technology crime includes these types of offences:

  • committed directly against computers, computer systems and communications technologies. Examples: hacking, denial of service, distributed denial of service
  • where the use of the internet or information technology is integral to the commission of the offence. Examples: eBay fraud, email threats, email stalking, stealing, unlawful use of computer systems.

Technology enabled crime is not:

  • offences where the use of a technology is merely incidental to the commission of the offence. Examples: use of a phone to video record an event or stealing a computer.

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