Basics
This term describes the use of the internet or other electronic means to harass or stalk someone.
Cyberstalking
This method involves observing a person's online activity to analyze their behavior patterns.
Monitoring Social Media Activity
This mental health issue can develop in victims of cyberstalking due to stress, fear, and emotional trauma.
Anxiety or depression
This action helps prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information, such as your email or banking accounts. This action helps prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information.
Strong passwords / Two-factor authentication
This term refers to creating fake profiles or copying existing ones on social media to manipulate or decive victims.
Catfishing
Software that secrectly monitors a victim's location, messages, and internet activity without their consent.
This is a financial impact of cyberstalking, where victims may face expenses for therapy or legal help.
Money issues
By adjusting these settings on social media, you can control who can see your posts and personal details.
Privacy settings
This is a common form of cyberstalking where the perpetrator uses a victim’s name to pose as them online, often causing confusion or harm.
Impersonation
This technology allows a cyberstalker to track a victim’s location by analyzing metadata in photos that include information like time and place.
Geotags
Cyberstalking can cause victims to experience poor sleep and fatigue.
Physical health problem
This is a secure method to connect to the internet and avoid using public Wi-Fi for sensitive activities.
Virtual Private Network (VPN)
The legal term for "stalking" in most jurisdictions refers to this type of behavior, which can be physical or electronic.
Harassment
This is the malicious software that can be used to remotely activate a victim’s camera to monitor them.
Hijacking a webcam
This is the term for when victims of cyberstalking isolate themselves to stay safe.
Loneliness
When using social media, you should avoid sharing this, especially in real time.
Tagging / Location
This type of relationship is the most common form of cyberstalking, where the perpetrator knows the victim intimately.
Intimate partner
This popular mapping service can be used by cyberstalkers to monitor a victim’s location.
Google Maps
When a business is targeted by cyberstalkers, it can face this consequence, potentially leading to a loss of trust and customers.
Reputation damage
To protect yourself from cyberstalking, you should regularly review and revoke these from apps to avoid unnecessary data access.
App permissions?