Name two incidences which are example of Cyber crime.
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Examples of such crimes are hacking, virus attacks, DOS attack etc. 2. 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.
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WHAT ARE CYBER CRIMES
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.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF CYBER CRIMES
Cyber Crimes can be categorized in two ways:
1. The crimes in which the computer is the target. Examples of such crimes are hacking, virus attacks, DOS attack etc.
2. 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.
DIFFERENT KINDS OF CYBER CRIMES
The different kinds of cyber crimes are:
1. Unauthorized Access and Hacking:
Unauthorized access means any kind of access without the permission of either of the rightful or person in charge of the computer, computer system or computer network. Hacking means an illegal intrusion into a computer system and/or network. Every act committed towards breaking into a computer and/or network is hacking. Hackers write or use ready-made computer programs to attack the target computer. They possess the desire to destruct and they get the kick out of such destruction. Some hackers hack for personal monetary gains, such as to stealing the credit card information, transferring money from various bank accounts to their own account followed by withdrawal of money. Government websites are the most targeted sites for the hackers.
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. Web Hijacking:
Web hijacking means taking forceful control of another person’s website. In this case the owner of the website loses control over his website and its content.
How do they operate?
Pedophiles use false identity to trap the children/teenagersPedophiles contact children/teens in various chat rooms which are used by children/teen to interact with other children/teen.Befriend the child/teen.Extract personal information from the child/teen by winning his confidence.Gets the e-mail address of the child/teen and starts making contacts on the victim’s e-mail address.Starts sending pornographic images/text to the victim including child pornographic images in order to help child/teen shed his inhibitions so that a feeling is created in the mind of the victim that what is being fed to him is normal and that everybody does it.Extract personal information from child/teenAt the end of it, the pedophiles set up a meeting with the child/teen out of the house and then drag him into the net to further sexually assault him or to use him as a sex object.5. Cyber Stalking:
In general terms, stalking can be termed as the repeated acts of harassment targeting the victim such as following the victim, making harassing phone calls, killing the victims pet, vandalizing victims property, leaving written messages or objects. Stalking may be followed by serious violent acts such as physical harm to the victim. Cyber Stalking means repeated acts of harassment or threatening behavior of the cyber criminal towards the victim by using internet services. Both kind of Stalkers i.e., Online & Offline – have desire to control the victims life.