Technological developments present today's organizations with incredible opportunities, but they come with significant challenges. Cybercrime is a threat that can affect organizations regardless of their size or market position. A proper understanding of the current threats of cyber attacks and the functioning of mechanisms to minimize their effectiveness is crucial from the perspective of modern organizations. The aim of the study is to identify current threats resulting from the development of cybercrime and methods of their prevention in the context of the functioning of modern organizations. The main research problem of the paper was defined in the form of a question: What impact does the development of cybercrime have on the functioning of modern organizations? The following research methods were used in the research paper: deduction method and statistical analysis method which allowed for proper interpretation of existing data, inference and synthesis – which allowed for answering the research question considered in the paper. The analysis of sources (especially monographs and scientific articles) on the topic under study was also used.