Cyberstalking is defined as the repeated use of electronic communication devices like the internet or email to harass or threaten an individual or group. Females between the ages of 18-30 are most likely to be victims of cyberstalking. Common forms of cyberstalking include threatening emails, defamatory posts on message boards or websites, harassment in chat rooms or through instant messages, and creation of fake user profiles pretending to be the victim. Cyberstalking can have serious psychological effects on victims like changes in sleep and eating, nightmares, anxiety, and fear for their safety. All 50 U.S. states have laws against cyberstalking to protect victims.

1. Ray Arren Mabutas

2. What is cyberstalking?
 “Cyberstalking
is defined as the
repeated use of the Internet, email, or related digital electronic
communication devices to annoy,
alarm, or threathen a specific
individual or group of individuals.

3. Who are the most likely
victims and offenders of
cyberstalking?
 Anyone
can be a victim of
cyberstalking.
 However, females are more likely to
become victimied than males.
 Educational institution are also a very
likely target for cyberstalking.

4. Gender of Victims
 Male-
13%
 Female- 87%
Age of Victims
41 and Over – 19%
18 – 30 – 54%
31 – 40 – 27%

5. Where does cyberstalking
occurs?
Email
 News Groups/ Message Boards
 Internet Sites
 Chat Rooms
 Third Party Instant Messages
 Service User Profiles
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6. Email
 In
this form of cyberstalking, the
cyberstalking sends email to the
victim that may be threatening,
alarming, or anything of a
harassing nature. This is the most
commonly used form of
cyberstalking.

7. News Group/ Message Boards
 This
type of cyberstalking usually
occurs when the offender post
threatening or defamatory
statements that are directed
toward a specific group of people
or an individual.

8. Internet Sites
 In
this form of cyberstalking, the
offender can post very alarming
or threatening comments to a
web site. The cyberstalker could
also create a website that
contains defamatory, personal,
and degrading things about a
person.

9. Chat rooms
 In
this form of cyberstalking, the
offender has the capability to
send threatening material directly
to the victim and real time, and
anyone else in the chat room is
allowed to view it.

10. Third Party instant
Messages
 This
form of cyberstalking occurs
when the offenders has software
that tracks when the victim logs
onto a messenger service, and
then proceeds to harass the
victim in real time.

11. Service User Profiles
 This
type of cyberstalking is when a
user creates a false profile pretending
to be the victim. The cyberstalking
may post false information and
personal information such as, phine
numbers and addresses that directs
unwanted attention towards the
victim.

12. How the Harassment Began
Auction, Offline – 1%
 Virus, Personal ad – 3%
 Web site- 8%
 Newsgroup, Message Board – 9%
 Instant Message – 12%
 Chat – 15%
 Email – 39%
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13. What is the Law pertaining to
cyberstalking
to D’ovidio: “all 50
states andd the federal
government have encated
statutes aimed at protecting the
victims of stalking.”
 According

14. Tools helping detect
cyberstalking
Private investigation and law
enforcement can be hired to help detect
and cease cyberstalking
 Some websites will allow the victim, to
change or delete their account
information. They also may delete any
post about you that you say are
defamatory or unture.
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15. Effects of Cyberstalking
Changes in Sleeping and eating
patterns
 Nightmares
 Hypersvugilance
 Anxiety
 Helplessness
 Fear for safety
 Shock and disbelief
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