This article discusses the issue of such a phenomenon as cyberbullying. The reasons and types of cyberbullying are described. Cyberbullying refers to the so-called harassment in an online format - through various social networks, messengers, gaming platforms, as well as mobile communications. At the same time, it is necessary to understand that new-fangled cyberbullying is often next to bullying in real life, and one can smoothly flow into another. Also, the article indicates the psychological consequences of cyberbullying for all participants in the interaction. Particular attention is paid to ways to protect against this phenomenon, because cyberbullying is currently one of the most harmful types of online attacks, because attackers often very ruthlessly use the victim's uncertainty in order to cause her the greatest psychological trauma and humiliate. Cyberbullying, as a rule, is expressed in various messages sent to the victim, which contain threats or publications and fake pages that humiliate the dignity of the victim. The consequences of this phenomenon most often have a sad or even tragic outcome, so this topic is relevant and should be discussed as often as possible for this period of time.