Cyber crime is a broad term used to define criminal activity where computers or networks are used as tools or targets for illegal acts. The Information Technology Act of 2000 was enacted in India to address crimes related to the internet. Some common cyber crimes include hacking, phishing, credit card fraud, and child pornography. Cyber crimes can be against people, property, or government. The number of reported cyber crime cases in India increased 300% from 2011 to 2014, with over 11,000 cases reported in 2015 alone.

1. Cyber crime
M.Eswaran
AYYA NADAR JANAKI AMMAL COLLEGE
SIVAKASI

2. CYBER
LAWS
 Cyber crimes are anew class of crimes which are
increasing day by day due to extensive use of internet
these days. To combat the crimes related to internet
The Information Technology Act, 2000 was enacted
with prime objective to create an enabling environment
for commercial use of I.T. The IT Act specifies the acts
which have been made punishable. The Indian Penal
Code, 1860 has also been amended to take into its
purview cyber crimes.

3. WhatAre
cyber crime
Cyber crimes can be defined as the unlawful acts where
the computer is used either as a tool or a target or
both. The term is a general term that covers crimes like
phishing, credit card frauds, bank robbery, illegal
downloading, industrial espionage, child pornography,
kidnapping children via chat rooms, scams, cyber
terrorism, creation and/or distribution of viruses, Spam
and so on.
Cyber crime is a broad term that is used to define
criminal activity in which computers or computer
networks are a tool, a target, or a place of criminal
activity and include everything from electronic cracking
to denial of service attacks. It also covers the traditional
crimes in which computers or networks are used to
enable the illicit activity.

4. DIFFERENT
TYPES OF
CYBER
CRIMES
The crimes in which the computer is the target.
Examples of such crimes are hacking, virus attacks,
DOS attack etc.
The crime sin which the computer is used as a
weapon. These types of crimes include cyber terrorism,
IPR violations, credit card frauds, EFT frauds,
pornography etc.

5. Cyber crimes under the IT Act
Tampering with Computer source documents - Sec.65
 Hacking with Computer systems, Data alteration -
Sec.66
 Publishing obscene information - Sec.67
 Un-authorised access to protected system Sec.70
Breach of Confidentiality and Privacy - Sec.72
 Publishing false digital signature certificates - Sec.73

6. Cyber Crimes under IPC and Special Laws :
Sending threatening messages by email - Sec 503 IPC
 Sending defamatory messages by email - Sec 499 IPC
 Forgery of electronic records - Sec 463 IPC
 Bogus websites, cyber frauds - Sec 420 IPC
 Email spoofing - Sec 463 IPC
 Web-Jacking - Sec. 383 IPC
 E-Mail Abuse - Sec.500 IPC
 Cyber Crimes under the Special Acts:
Online sale of Drugs under Narcotic Drugs and
Psychotropic Substances Act
 Online sale of Arms Arms Act

7. Statistics of cyber crime in India
Cybercrimes cases in India, registered under the IT Act,
increased at a rate 300 percent between 2011 and 2014. In
2015, there were 11,592 cases of cyber crime registered
in india

8. Categories of
cyber crime
 Crimes Against People
These crimes include cyber harassment and
stalking, distribution of child pornography, credit card
fraud, human trafficking, spoofing, identity theft, and
online libel or slander.
 Crimes Against Property
Some online crimes occur against property, such
as a computer or server. These crimes include DDOS
attacks, hacking, virus transmission, cyber and typo
squatting, computer vandalism, copyright infringement,
and IPR violations.

9. Be continue
 Crimes Against Government
When a cybercrime is committed against the
government, it is considered an attack on that nation's
sovereignty. Cybercrimes against the government include
hacking, accessing confidential information, cyber warfare,
cyber terrorism, and pirated software.

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