In some cases, the criminals steal money from the companies.
有时候,犯罪分子从公司盗取钱财。
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.
很多情况下,公司数据或客户机密被盗,公司需要支付窃贼金钱以令其不泄露被盗内容。
Considering how bad the situation with cybercrime against companies has become, many people wonder why so little is known about this.
考虑到针对公司的网络犯罪的情况有多么恶劣,许多人质疑为什么我们对于这些犯罪知之甚少。
The main reason is that most cybercrime is not reported.
主要原因是大多数网络犯罪都没有被报告
Until now, most companies have been unwilling to report cases of cybercrime.
到目前为止,大多数公司不愿意报告网络犯罪的案例。
They fear that by doing so, they will lose customers, who may think that the company cannot protect their confidential information or their money.
他们担心这样做,他们就会失去顾客,因为顾客可能认为公司不能保护他们的机密信息或金钱。
All of this is made more difficult by the legal situation regarding cybercrime.
有关网络犯罪的法律状况使形势更加复杂。
Cybercrime is so new that many governments have not yet passed laws against it, and there are many holes in their legal systems.
网络犯罪是非常新的概念,许多政府还没有通过针对它的法律,在他们的法律体系中有许多漏洞。
Some countries have laws against traditional crimes committed using computers, but others have no laws against cybercrime at all.
一些国家有针对通过电脑进行传统犯罪的法律,但有些国家根本没有任何针对网络犯罪的法律。
In addition, most countries do not have arrangements for dealing with suspects from other countries who may have committed cybercrime.
另外,大多数国家都没有如何对付实施网络犯罪的他国嫌犯的手段。
These criminals can be anywhere and can move fast, especially in Europe, where visas are not required to travel to many countries.
这些罪犯可能在任何地方,可以迅速移动,尤其是在欧洲,在那里的许多国家旅行是不需要签证的。
Thus, it is difficult to catch criminals of cybercrime.
因此,要追捕到网络罪犯是很困难的。