Presented by:Jayashree Dora

Regd. No:1205106025

4th Sem, MCA

Cyber Crime

&Cyber LawsGuided by:

Mr. Manjit Ku. NayakDept. of CSA

Seminar on

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CONTENTSHistory of Cyber CrimeIntroduction to Cyber CrimeClassification of Cyber CrimeCategories of Cyber CrimeTypes of Cyber CrimeWho are Cyber Criminals?Cyber Crime in IndiaNeed of Cyber Laws Cyber Laws in IndiaCyber Laws AmendmentPenalty Under IT ActConclusion COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, BBSR

History of Cyber Crime The first recorded cyber crime took place in the year 1820! In1981 Ian Murphy, becomes first felon convicted of a

computer crime. In 1982 Elk Cloner, an Apple II boot virus, is written. In 1985 Online hacking magazine Phrack established. In 1986 Pakistani Brain, the oldest virus created under

unauthorized circumstances, infects IBM computers. In 1987 Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT)

created. In 1988 Kevin Mitnick secretly monitors the e-mail of MCI

and Digital Equipment corporation (DEC) security officials. He is convicted and sentenced to a year in jail.

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Continue…In 1989 Hackers in West Germany are arrested

for breaking into US government and corporate computers and selling operating-system source code to the KGB.

In 1990 The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is formed.

Legion of Doom and Masters of Deception engaged in online warfare - jamming phone lines, monitoring calls, trespassing in each other's private computers.

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Introduction to Cyber Crime Cyber Crime is a term used to broadly describe 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’s an unlawful act where in the computer is either a tool or a target or both.

Computer crime mainly consists of unauthorized access to computer systems data alteration, data destruction, theft of intellectual property. Cyber crime in the context of national security may involve hacking, traditional espionage,.

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Classification of Cyber Crime

Cybercrime includes a wide variety of crimeOffences under cyber crime:

oOffences against the confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer data and systems

o Copyright-related offences

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Categories of Cyber CrimeCyber crimes can be basically divided into 3 major

categories:

1. Cyber crimes against persons

2. Cyber crimes against property

3. Cyber crimes against government

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Types of Cyber Crime

Unauthorized access & Hacking:- Trojan Attack:- Virus and Worm attack:- E-mail related crimes:-

Email spoofing Email Spamming Sending malicious codes through email Email bombing Sending threatening emails

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Who are Cyber Criminals ?

Kids (age group 9-16 etc.)

Organized hack activists

Disgruntled employees

Professional hackers (corporate espionage)

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India stands 11th in the ranking for Cyber Crime in the World, constituting 3% of the Global Cyber Crime.

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A rapidly growing online user base

121 Million Internet Users 65 Million Active Internet Users, up by 28% from

51 million in 2010 50 Million users shop online on Ecommerce and

Online Shopping Sites 46+ Million Social Network Users 346 million mobile users had subscribed to Data

Packages.

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Cyber Crime in India

The majority of cybercrimes are centered on forgery, fraud and Phishing,

India is the third-most targeted country for Phishing attacks after the US and the UK,

Social networks as well as ecommerce sites are major targets, 6.9 million bot-infected systems in 2010, 14,348 website defacements in 2010, 6,850 .in and 4,150 .com domains were defaced during 2011, 15,000 sites hacked in 2011, India is the number 1 country in the world for generating spam.

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Cost of Cyber Crime in India

• 29.9 million people fell victim to cybercrime, • $4 billion in direct financial losses, • $3.6 billion in time spent resolving the crime, • 4 in 5 online adults (80%) have been a victim of

Cybercrime, • 17% of adults online have experienced cyber

crime on their mobiles.

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Cyber Laws Cyber Law is the law governing cyber space. Cyber

space is a very wide term and includes computers, networks, software, data storage devices (such as hard disks, USB disks etc), the Internet, websites, emails and even electronic devices such as cell phones, ATM machines etc.

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Needs for Cyber Law

TACKLING CYBER CRIMES

Laws are necessary in all segments of society, and e-commerce.

All Internet users, including minors, need to be assured of their privacy and the safety of their personal information online.

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Cyber Laws in India• The primary source of cyber law in India is the Information

Technology Act, 2000 (IT Act) which came into force on 17 October 2000.

• The primary purpose of the Act is to provide legal recognition to electronic commerce and to facilitate filing of electronic records with the Government.

• The IT Act also penalizes various cyber crimes and provides strict punishments (imprisonment terms up to 10 years and compensation up to Rs 1(crore)

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IT act Provisions• email would now be a valid and legal form of

communication in our country that can be duly produced and approved in a court of law.

• Companies shall now be able to carry out electronic commerce using the legal infrastructure provided by the Act.

• Digital signatures have been given legal validity and sanction in the Act.

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Offences and Laws in Cyber Space

HACKING WITH COMPUTER SYSTEM

PUBLISHING OBSCENE MATERIAL ON INTERNET

BREACHING OF CONFIDENTIALITYAND PRIVACY

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• INDIAN PENAL CODE,1860

• INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT,1872

Cyber Laws Amendments

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Penalties under IT Act• Under the IT Act, 966 cybercrime cases were

filed in 2010 420 in 2009) • 233 persons were arrested in 2010 • 33% of the cases registered were related to

hacking • Under the IPC, 356 cybercrime cases were

registered in 2010 • The majority of these crimes were either

forgery or fraud cases

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Conclusion“As internet technology advances so does the threat of cyber crime. In times like these we must protect ourselves from cyber crime. Anti-virus software, firewalls and security patches are just the beginning. Never open suspicious e-mails and only navigate to trusted sites

• CYBER LAWS_ ESSENTIAL FEATURE IN TODAYS WORLD OF INTERNET •

• ACHIEVING GLOBAL PEACE AND HARMONY

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References

• www.slideshares.net• en.wikipedia.org• please.hackmii.com

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