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- 1. CYBER CRIME
- 2. CONTENT:
- 3. WHAT IS CYBER CRIME?
- 4. WHAT IS CYBER CRIME? • Cybercrime is criminal activity that either targets or uses a computer, a computer network or a networked device. Most cybercrime is committed by cybercriminals or hackers who want to make money. • However, occasionally cybercrime aims to damage computers or networks for reasons other than profit. These could be political or personal. • Cybercrime can be carried out by individuals or organizations. Some cybercriminals are organized, use advanced techniques and are highly technically skilled. Others are novice hackers. • Cybercrime is incredibly organized and professionalized.
- 5. HISTORY • The first recorded cybercrime was recorded in the year 1820. • The first spam email took place in 1978 when it was sent over the Arpanet. • The first virus was installed on an Apple computer in 1982.
- 6. WHO ARE THEY? • Most cybercrimes are committed by individuals or small groups. However, large organized crime groups also take advantage of the internet. • These 'professional' criminals find new ways to commit old crimes, treating cybercrime like a business and forming global criminal communities. • Criminal communities share strategies and tools and can combine forces to launch coordinated attacks. • They even have underground market place where cyber criminals can buy and sell stolen information and identities.
- 7. ATTACK TECHNIQUES: • BOTNET- a network of software robots, or bots ,that automatically spread malware. • ZOMBIE COMPUTER- a computer that has been hacked into and is used to launch malicious arracks or to become part of a botnet. • DENIAL OF SERVICE attackes -flooding a network or server with traffic in order to make it unavailable to its users. • SKIMMERS- Devices that steal credit card information when the card is swiped threw them. This can happen in stores or restaurants when the card is out the owner's view and frequently the credit card information is then sold online through a criminal community.
- 8. List of Cybercrimes: • 1. Child Pornography OR Child sexually abusive material (CSAM) • Child sexually abusive material (CSAM) refers to a material containing sexual images in any form, of a child who is abused or sexually exploited. Section 67 (B) of the IT Act states that “it is punishable for publishing or transmitting of material depicting children in the sexually explicit act, etc. in electronic form. • 2. Cyber Bullying • A form of harassment or bullying inflicted through the use of electronic or communication devices such as computers, mobile phones, laptops, etc. • 3. Cyber Stalking • Cyberstalking is the use of electronic communication by a person to follow a person, or attempts to contact a person to foster personal interaction repeatedly despite a clear indication of disinterest by such person; or monitors the internet, email or any other form of electronic communication commits the offence of stalking. • 4. Online Job Fraud • Online Job Fraud is an attempt to defraud people who are in need of employment by giving them false hope/ promise of better employment with higher wages.
- 9. List of Cybercrimes: • 5. Phishing • Phishing is a type of fraud that involves stealing personal information such as Customer ID, IPIN, Credit/Debit Card number, Card expiry date, CVV number, etc. through emails that appear to be from a legitimate source. • 6. Vishing • Vishing is an attempt where fraudsters try to seek personal information like Customer ID, Net Banking password, ATM PIN, OTP, Card expiry date, CVV etc. through a phone call. • 7. Smishing • Smishing is a type of fraud that uses mobile phone text messages to lure victims into calling back on a fraudulent phone number, visiting fraudulent websites or downloading malicious content via phone or web. • 8. Data Breach • A data breach is an incident in which information is accessed without authorization.
- 10. TYPES OF CYBER ATTACK BY PERCENTAGE • Financial fraud: 11% • Sabotage of data/networks: 17% • Theft of proprietary information: 20% • System penetration from the outside: 25% • Denial of service: 27% • Unauthorized access by insiders: 71% • Employee abuse of internet privileges: 79% • Viruses: 85%
- 11. How to protect yourself against cybercrime 1.Ensure your system is up-to-date 2.Use a secure internet connection 3.Use a strong password 4.Be aware of pop-ups and fraudulent emails 5.Protect yourself from identity threats 6.Manage your social media settings 7.Get right cyber insurance policy 8.Avoid the urge to save passwords in your browser 9.Do not trust everything on THE INTERNET
- 12. CONCLUSION • Technology is destructive only in the hands of people who do not realize that they are one and the same process as the universe.