In some cases, the criminals steal money from the companies.
有時候,犯罪分子從公司盜取錢財。
In many other cases, company databases or customer secrets are stolen, and the companies must pay the thieves money to keep them from leaking the contents.
很多情況下,公司數據或客戶機密被盜,公司需要支付竊賊金錢以令其不泄露被盜內容。
Considering how bad the situation with cybercrime against companies has become, many people wonder why so little is known about this.
考慮到針對公司的網絡犯罪的情況有多么惡劣,許多人質疑為什么我們對于這些犯罪知之甚少。
The main reason is that most cybercrime is not reported.
主要原因是大多數網絡犯罪都沒有被報告
Until now, most companies have been unwilling to report cases of cybercrime.
到目前為止,大多數公司不愿意報告網絡犯罪的案例。
They fear that by doing so, they will lose customers, who may think that the company cannot protect their confidential information or their money.
他們擔心這樣做,他們就會失去顧客,因為顧客可能認為公司不能保護他們的機密信息或金錢。
All of this is made more difficult by the legal situation regarding cybercrime.
有關網絡犯罪的法律狀況使形勢更加復雜。
Cybercrime is so new that many governments have not yet passed laws against it, and there are many holes in their legal systems.
網絡犯罪是非常新的概念,許多政府還沒有通過針對它的法律,在他們的法律體系中有許多漏洞。
Some countries have laws against traditional crimes committed using computers, but others have no laws against cybercrime at all.
一些國家有針對通過電腦進行傳統犯罪的法律,但有些國家根本沒有任何針對網絡犯罪的法律。
In addition, most countries do not have arrangements for dealing with suspects from other countries who may have committed cybercrime.
另外,大多數國家都沒有如何對付實施網絡犯罪的他國嫌犯的手段。
These criminals can be anywhere and can move fast, especially in Europe, where visas are not required to travel to many countries.
這些罪犯可能在任何地方,可以迅速移動,尤其是在歐洲,在那里的許多國家旅行是不需要簽證的。
Thus, it is difficult to catch criminals of cybercrime.
因此,要追捕到網絡罪犯是很困難的。