| Of late, both manufacturing and service sector has | | | | 4. Defamation. |
| undergone a rapid changes followed by a series of | | | | 5. Unauthorized control/access over computer system. |
| fundamental developments. Most noteworthy among | | | | 6. Indecent exposure |
| them is the rapid development and advancement in | | | | 2. AGAINST ORGANISATION |
| Information Technology as well as communication | | | | 1. Unauthorized control/access over computer system |
| system. This has changed the concept of online | | | | 2. Possession of unauthorized information. |
| activities, and has been instrumental behind broadening | | | | 3. Cyber terrorism against the government |
| the dissemination of financial information along with | | | | organization. |
| lowering the cost of many financial activities. | | | | 4. Distribution of pirated software etc. |
| Information Technology and communication networking | | | | 3. AGAINST SOCIETY |
| systems have revolutionized the functioning of all | | | | 1. Pornography (basically child pornography). |
| sectors. Even though the situation prevails, today there | | | | 2. Polluting the youth through indecent exposure. |
| is a threat namely crimes through net working and | | | | 3. Trafficking |
| communication devices. One such crime is so called, | | | | 4. Financial crimes |
| cyber crime. | | | | 5. Sale of illegal articles |
| Cyber crimes are defined, as "acts that are liable to be | | | | 6. Online gambling |
| punished by the Information Technology Act". There | | | | LEGISLATION COVERED: |
| are many cyber crimes, such as email spoofing and | | | | INFORMTION TECHNOLOGY |
| cyber defamation, sending threatening emails etc. A | | | | ACT, 2000 |
| simple yet strapping definition of cyber crime would be | | | | Hacking with computer system. |
| "unlawful acts wherein the computer is either a tool or | | | | (1) Whoever with the intent to cause or knowing that |
| a target or both". | | | | he is likely to cause wrongful loss or damage to the |
| KINDS OF CRIME | | | | public or any person destroys or deletes or alters any |
| Financial crimes | | | | information residing in a computer resource or demises |
| Cyber pornography | | | | its value or utility or affects it injuriously by any means, |
| Sale of illegal articles | | | | commits hack. |
| Intellectual Property crimes | | | | (2) Whoever commits hacking shall be punished with |
| Cyber stalking | | | | imprisonment up to three years, or with fine which may |
| Cyber Defamation | | | | extend up to two lakh rupees, or with both. |
| Email spoofing | | | | From the aforesaid passages, it is felt that, |
| Sale of illegal articles | | | | government should take necessary steps to evolve |
| CAUSES OF CYBER CRIME: | | | | a suitable policy to eradicate the crimes through |
| 1. AGAINST INDIVIDUALS | | | | information and communication technology.This will |
| 1. Harassment via e-mails. | | | | enable the company to grow, ultimately there is a |
| 2. Cyber-stalking. | | | | potential to enhance the GDP of our country. |
| 3. Dissemination of obscene material. | | | | |