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Cybercrime Phishing

CYBERCRIME

  • Cybercrime is a computer oriented crime i.e. crime that done with the help of computer and internet.
  • Offences that are committed against individuals or groups of individuals with a criminal motive to intentionally harm the reputation of the victim or cause physical or mental harm, or loss, to the victim directly or indirectly, using modern telecommunication networks such as Internet (networks including chat rooms, emails, notice boards and groups) and mobile phones

Cybercrime covers crimes like

  • Phishing
  • Cyber Bullying
  • Hacking
  • Credit Card Fraud
  • Illegal Downloading
  • Child Pornography
  • Cyber stalking / Online Harassment
  • Creating/Distributing Virus
  • Spam
  • Cyber troll
  • Spreading Rumours Online
  • Cyber Terrorism
  • Cyber Extortion
  • Cyber Warfare
  • Drug Trafficking

PHISHING / IDENTIFY THEFT

  • Phishing is the one of the activity of Information Theft or Identify Theft
  • It is a method, used by cyber criminals, to acquire sensitive information from individuals over the internet.
  • Phishing is just like ‘fishing’. In this hackers are uses the various forms of ‘bait’ to catch a victim.
  • They try to get usernames, passwords, credit card information, account data etc.
  • In this, an imposter used an authentic looking email or web-site to trick recipients into giving out sensitive personal information.

CYBER TROLLS

  • Cyber trolls refers to a person, who purposely posts insulting, dual-meaning, negative comments or messages on the internet.
  • After one post, people on Internet start fighting to each other by posting messages related to same topics.
  • Trolling is a cybercrime and is closely related to cyber Bullying i.e. it is a cyber-bullying.

CYBER BULLYING

  • When someone uses the phone, emails, internet, chat , social sites, to harasses, demean, embarrass, or intimidate someone else, called Cyber Bullying.
  • Cyberbullying is a Crime. In this case victims has to pay damages.

CYBER STALKING / ONLINE HARASSMENT

Cyber stalking is a kind of online harassment. In this victims i.e. cyber stalker can gather personal information, post this 

information, can start sending unsolicited e-mails from unwanted sites, may be send threatening content, and try to content with him/her.

SPREADING RUMOURS ONLINE

  • Spreading rumours online is also a cybercrime and is a punishable offence.
  • According to IT Act of India, publishing / circulation of Rumours is a cybercrime, and it may invite fine with imprisonment up to 3 years.
  • Peoples are creating fake profile on internet, and start posting something unwanted.

SCAMS / FINANCIAL FRAUD

Scams or Financial Fraud is a Cybercrime, in which a people is trying to extract money from an unsuspecting, ignorant person.

Scams committed over the Internet are called Internet scams.

How to avoid Online Scams:

  • Never gives your bank information to unsecure websites (i.e. not using HTTPS protocol)
  • Never reply any unknown emails.
  • Never clicks on any link or URL. Rather than clicking, it is better to type URL in browser.
  • A Copyright product can’t be downloaded, copied, reproduced and sold without permission.
  • If a Person downloading or getting files, for which he/she don’t have permission to use, then he/she becomes the victim of Cybercrime.
  • Downloading a copy of licensed software, copyright content, movie, photograph, video etc. is a Cybercrime.

CHILD PORNOGRAPHY

  • According to IT Act 2000 and IPC 1860, Child is a person below 18 years of age.
  • Any visual or written representation of sexual activity of anyone under 18 years of age, called Child Pornography.
  • According to new amendment of IT Act, creating, transmitting and browsing obscene material is also a Cybercrime.

HACKER

  • According to English dictionary, hackers means – “a person who uses computers to gain unauthorized access to data”.
  • A Hacker is a person who finds and exploits the weakness in computer systems and/or networks to gain access.
  • Hackers are usually skilled computer programmers with knowledge of computer security.

HACKING

Hacking is an attempt to exploit a computer system or a private network inside a computer. Simply put, it is the unauthorised access to or control over computer network security systems for some illicit purpose.

TYPES OF HACKERS

Hackers are classified according to the intent of their actions. The following list classifies hackers according to their intent.

  1. Ethical Hacker (White hat): A hacker who gains access to systems with a view to fix the identified weaknesses. They may also perform penetration Testing and vulnerability assessments.
  2. Cracker (Black hat): A hacker who gains unauthorized access to computer systems for personal gain. The intent is usually to steal corporate data, violate privacy rights, transfer funds from bank accounts etc.
  3. Grey hat: A hacker who is in between ethical and black hat hackers. He/she breaks into computer systems without authority with a view to identify weaknesses and reveal them to the system owner.
  4. Script kiddies: A non-skilled person who gains access to computer systems using already made tools.
  5. Hacktivist: A hacker who use hacking to send social, religious, and political, etc. messages. This is usually done by hijacking websites and leaving the message on the hijacked website.
  6. Phreaker: A hacker who identifies and exploits weaknesses in telephones instead of computers.

REPORT TO CYBERCRIME

If any cybercrime happens with you, then

  • First report to Parents, Teachers, School Authorities, then Police.
  • Fill ‘E-FIR’ online. Every stats has their own portal, for example
  • Report to Ministry of Home Affairs, regarding the cybercrime – https://cybercrime.gov.in

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