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WHAT IS CRIME?
Crime is an integral part of the risks we face in everyday life. In both scholarly and public opinion crime is associated with harm and violence; harm to individuals, destruction of property, and the denial of respect to people and institutions. Crime is an act forbidden by law and which is at the same time revolting to the moral sentiments of the society.
TRADITIONAL CRIME
Those acts upon which criminal justice agencies have typically focused their energies- such as interpersonal violence, theft, burglary, the use and distribution of illegal substances, public order offences, and so on; also frequently referred to as conventional crime.
TRADITIONAL CRIME
Types of Traditional Crimes: 1) Recorded property crimes 2) Rape and Assaults 3) Robberies 4) Kidnapping 5) Murder or attempt to murder 6) Smuggling
CYBER CRIME
Criminal activities which take place in virtual space using networked technologies. They cut across national boundaries, which has implications for law enforcement and punishment. Cyber crimes can involve criminal activities that are traditional in nature, such as theft, fraud, forgery, defamation and mischief, all of which are subject to the Indian Penal Code. The abuse of computers has also given birth to a gamut of new age crimes that are addressed by the Information Technology Act, 2000.
The Computer as a Target :- using a computer to attack other computers. e.g. Hacking, Virus/Worm attacks, DOS attack etc. The computer as a weapon :- using a computer to commit real world crimes. e.g. Cyber Terrorism, IPR violations, Credit card frauds, EFT frauds, Pornography.
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2) Trojan Attack: The program that act like something useful but do the things that are quiet damping. The programs of this kind are called as Trojans.
5) Sending malicious codes through email: E-mails are used to send viruses, Trojans etc through emails as an attachment or by sending a link of website which on visiting downloads malicious code.
10) Defamation: Defamation can be understood as the intentional infringement of another person's right to his good name. 11) Banking/Credit card Related crimes: Internet hackers look for opportunities to compromise a companys security in order to gain access to confidential banking and financial information. 12) IPR Violations: These include software piracy, copyright infringement, trademarks violations, theft of computer source code, patent violations. etc.
OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF MAHARASTRA GOVERNMENT HACKED IT experts were trying to restore the official website of the government of Maharashtra, which was hacked.
ACCUSESD IN RS 400 MILLION SMS SCAM ARRESTED IN MUMBAI The alleged mastermind behind a Rs 400 million SMS fraud that duped at least 50,000 people has been arrested along with an associate more than two months after the scam was unearthed.
UTI BANK HOOKED UP IN A PISHING ATTACK Fraudsters of cyberspace had reared its ugly head, the first of its kind, by launching a phishing attack on the website of Ahmadabad-based UTI Bank, a leading private bank promoted by India' s largest financial institution, Unit Trust of India (UTI).
ONLINE CREDIT CARD FRAUD ON E-BAY Rourkela police busted a racket involving an online fraud worth Rs 12.5 lakh. The modus operandi of the accused was to hack into the eBay India website and make purchases in the names of credit cardholders.
This Act aims to provide the legal infrastructure for e-commerce and ebusiness in India The IT Act attempts to change outdated laws and provides ways to deal with cyber crimes The Act offers the much-needed legal framework so that information is not denied legal effect
SAFETY TIPS
Are you a safe cyber surfer ? Take a test before opening e-mail attachment Protect your personal computer Use Strong Password
SOURCE
http://www.oup.com/uk/orc/bin/97801992272 97/01student/glossary/online/ http://cyberlawsindia.net/