Cyber Crimes

Cyber Crimes Presented by: Dharmendra Kavita Manpreet Nikita Paryas Preeti rishu

Facts every 500 instances of cybercrimes that • For occur in india, • Only 50 are reported and of the same, only one case gets registered • Out by the police.

Meaning: Cyber Crime  Unlawful

act wherein the computer is either a tool or a target or both". OR Any act which is considered to be punishable under the Information Technology Act.  Cybercrime refers to all the activities done with criminal intent in cyberspace or using the medium of Internet.

Cybercrime Impact On IT adversely impacts various activities in • Cybercrime the electronic medium using computers, computer

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systems and computer networks Effect is not just destruction or adverse impact on data. Cybercrimes also have the ability to disrupt or damage computers, computer systems and computer networks as also data or information resident therein Cybercrimes directly inhibit e-commerce and the free use of the internet and computers.

Classification of Cyber Crimes: o Tampering with computer source documents o Hacking o Publishing of information, which is obscene in electronic form o Child Pornography o Accessing protected system o Breach of confidentiality and privacy

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000 & Cybercrime  Various  Cyber

cyber offences defined

offences to be investigated only

by a Police Officer not below the rank of the Deputy Superintendent of Police.

Cyber offences under the IT Act  Tampering

with computer source documents – Section 65  Hacking - Section 66  Publishing of information which is obscene in electronic form - Section 67

Punishment For Tampering Computer Source Documents  Imprisonment

up to three years, or with fine which may extend up to two lakh rupees, or with both.

Punishment For Hacking  Imprisonment

up to three years, or with fine which may extend upto two lakh rupees, or with both.

Punishment For Publishing Obscene Information In Electronic Form  On

first conviction - imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years and with fine which may extend to one lakh rupees  Second or subsequent conviction imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years and also with fine which may extend to two lakh rupees.

Who are Cyber Criminals  Kids

and teenagers: to make a name for them selves, many of the offenders who are mainly young college students are unaware of its seriousness.  Organised hacktivist: have a particular motive, reason can be social activism, religious activism, etc. For ex. attacks on approximately 200 prominent Indian websites by a group of hackers known as Pakistani Cyber Warriors .

Contd… 

Dis-satisfied employees: with the increase independence on computers and the automation of processes, it is easier for dis-s emploatisfied employees to do more harm to their employers by committing computer related crimes, which can bring entire systems down.

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Professional hackers: Rival organizations employ hackers to steal industrial secrets and other information that could be beneficial to them

Prevention Steps for Individuals   

Children Parents General information: 1. Don’t delete harmful communications (emails, chats etc). 2. If you feel any immediate physical danger contact your local police.

Contd… Do not share personal information in public space online; do not give it to strangers.  Be extremely cautious about meeting online introduced person. If you choose to meet, do so in a public place along with a friend.  Save all communications for evidence. Do not edit it in any way. Also, keep a record of your contacts and inform Law Enforcement Officials. 

Contd… Avoid getting into huge arguments online during chat and discussions with other users.  Remember that all other Internet users are strangers; you do not know who you are chatting with. So be careful.  Be extremely careful about how you share personal information about yourself online.  Choose your chatting nickname carefully so as others. 

Preventive Steps For Organisations And Government

 Physical

security  Access control  Password  Finding the holes in network  Using network scanning programs  Using intrusion alert programs  Using encryption

Today’s Hackers – Tomorrows Security Analysts

Various examples that actually proves that the statement is true.

Example: 1 Frank William Abagnale, Jr. is a former check con artist, forger and imposter.  For five years in the 1960s, passed bad checks worth more than $2.5 million in 26 countries. During this time, he used eight aliases — even more to cash bad checks.  Currently he runs Abagnale and Associates, a financial fraud consultancy company. His life story provided the inspiration for the feature film Catch Me if You Can. 

Example:2  An

Indian teenage hacking expert who has helped global think-tanks and police officials combat computer attackers and digital swindlers is spurning job offers to pursue a degree at the prestigious Stanford University

Example: 3 Ankit Fadia, 18 has crisscrossed India, giving lectures to police departments, software companies, educational institutions and government agencies on how to fight "cyber criminals" and deal with computer viruses.  Fadia, developed his computer skills after spending long hours on the Internet, breaking into Web sites as an "ethical hacker" and then informing companies about their sites' vulnerability. Also, he wants to start his own computer security firm. 

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