1. Submitted to:
Submitted by:
Tanveer Ahmed

2. What is Cyber Crime ?
Any criminal activity that uses a computer either
as an instrumentality, target or a means for
perpetuating further crimes comes within the
ambit of cyber crime.
In simple words we can say that cyber crime is
unlawful acts where in the computer is either
tool or target.

3. Definition
Cyber crimes is
” acts that are punishable by the information
technology Act”

4. Cyber crime involves criminal activities that
are traditional in nature such as…
 Theft
 Hacking
 Fraud
 Forgery
 Child pornography etc.

5. Category of cyber crime
There are two category of cyber crime.
 The Computer as Target.
Example.. Hacking, virus / worm etc.
 The Computer as Weapon.
Example.. Cyber terrorism, credit card fraud,
Pornography etc.

6. Who are cyber criminals?
 Children and adolescent between the age
16 to 18 years.
 Organized hacker.
 Professional hacker/ crackers
 Discontented employees.

7. Most serious threat Cyber
crime
 Spam mail
 Fraud
 Obscene or offensive content
 Harassment
 Drug trafficking
 Cyber terrorism
 Documented cases
 IRC (internet relay chat)

8. Existing laws
 Emergence of information technology Act,
2000.

9. Protection against the cyber
crime
 Individual should take care of the privacy.
 Always update anti –virus.