23-12-2017, 04:30 PM
Cyber Crimes
Snooping
*Snooping is the unauthorized access to another person’s company’s data.
*Snooping can include casual observance of an e-mail that appears on another’s computer screen or watching what someone else is typing.
Defamation
*The act of any intentional false communication that harms the reputation of an individual, business,product, government or nation is called - Defamation
*Defamation is also known as Calumny, Vilification or Traducement
Phishing
Practice of sending fake emails in the name of reputed companies to retrieve personal information such as passwords and credit card numbers
Forgery
*Forgery includes counterfeit currency notes, postage and revenue stamps, mark sheets etc. can be forged using sophisticated computers, printers and scanners.
*Impersonization of another person is also considered as Forgery
Email bombing
*Repeatedly sending an email message to a particular address for abuses.
*E-mail bombing is a type of denial of service attack
Email Spamming
*Use of emails for sending unsolicited bulk emails (spams) and commercial messages over the internet
Email Spoofing
*Creation of email messages with fake sender address to mislead the recipient.
*Spamming and phishing uses email spoofing
*In other words E-mail spoofing is a technique commonly used to hide the origin of an E-mail message.
*E-mail spoofing in India, charges the offender for forgery under section - IPC 463
Pornography
*Pornography is the portrayal of sexual acts for the purpose of sexual excitement.
*Persons who intentionally prey upon children are known as - Pedophiles
*Pedophiles earns children’s especially teen’s trust and gradually seduce them into sexual or indecent act.
