1.0 IntroductionIn our modern society where technology evolves, people who are exposed to computers every day are also increasing. The use of computers has become a part of our daily lives to the point that the world would not function as it does now without the use of computers. With this, criminals are switching to using computers for their criminal activities and thus cyber crimes are born. Every now and then we will hear news of hacked companies, defaced government websites, leaked customer information, and other various cybercrimes. all over the world. This report aims to present the various types of cyber crimes and what impact cyber crimes bring on the society. The report will also talk about how such cybercrimes are prevalent in Singapore and how investigations are conducted.2.0 Background2.1 Introduction to CybercrimeSince the use of computers has spread across the world, the number of cybercrimes across the world was further increased significantly. Cybercrime refers to any criminal activity that involves the use of computers for criminal activity or to target other computers. Computers have become cheaper, more powerful and much easier to use over the years, which attracts even more people to use them and even businesses, government companies and over the years the military have started to rely more on computers. Given the lack of law or security in computers and networks in the past, it is welcome for cyber criminals to join the flow and use computers for their illegal activities. In the past, cyber crimes such as hacking were committed to gain more information about computer systems. or hackers competing with each other… middle of paper… there are foreign countries facing the same situation as Singapore. The countries with the highest concentration of cybercrime are Russia – 85%, China – 77% and South Africa – 73% (Norton, October 1, 2013). Cybercrimes occurring in other areas of the world also follow a similar trend to Singapore, where most of the crimes committed are scams or frauds. Data has shown that 83% of financial costs arise from fraud, theft, repairs and losses, and fraud contributes 38% of these crimes (Norton, October 1, 2013). There are also cases where software is written to stealthily steal information from banks. An example of this type is the “PiceBOT” case that occurred in Latin America, a malware that attacked 9 Latin American countries, stealing financial and banking information from Internet users (Americas Society/Council of the Americas).