WHAT IS CYBERSTALKING?

The definition of cyberstalking is ‘the repeated use of electronic communications to harass or frighten someone’. Victims may be subjected to menacing emails or social media messages containing threats of sexual violence, libel or defamation. Their social media accounts may be hacked by their stalker in order to ruin their reputation. The perpetrator may be someone the victim knows – such as an ex-partner – or a stranger.