Definition & Meaning | English word CRIMEWARE

Definitions of CRIMEWARE

1. (computing) Software that performs or facilitates illegal activities.

Examples of Using CRIMEWARE in a Sentence

• Common types of files distributed in drive-by download attacks include computer viruses, spyware, or crimeware.
• Crimeware (as distinct from spyware and adware) is designed to perpetrate identity theft through social engineering or technical stealth in order to access a computer user's financial and retail accounts for the purpose of taking funds from those accounts or completing unauthorized transactions on behalf of the cyberthief.
• It has been widely documented that the Emotet authors have used the malware to create a botnet of infected computers to which they sell access in an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) model, referred in the cybersecurity community as MaaS (Malware-as-a-Service), Cybercrime-as-a-Service (CaaS), or Crimeware.

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