description abt cyber crime

1. NAME: ABHISHEK VISWAM
CLASS: M.B.A.
SECTION: A
REG.NO: AC12MBF002
INSTITUTION: ADHIYAMAAN COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING,HOSUR
TOPIC:
CYBER CRIME

2. CYBER CRIME
CYBER CRIMES are defined as: "Offences that are committed against
individuals or groups of individuals with a criminal motive to intentionally
harm the reputation of the victim or cause physical or mental harm to
the victim directly or indirectly, using modern telecommunication
networks such as Internet (Chat rooms, emails, notice boards and
groups) and mobile phones (SMS/MMS)".
cyber crime refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network.
The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it
may be the target.

3. DETAILS
Cyber crime encompasses a broad range of activities.
Generally, however, it may be divided into two categories: (1)
crimes that target computers directly; (2) crimes facilitated by
computer networks or devices.
Crimes that primarily target computer networks or devices
include:
Computer viruses
A computer virus is a computer program that can replicate
itself and spread from one computer to another. The term "virus"
is also commonly, but erroneously, used to refer to other types
of malware, including but not limited to adware and spyware
programs that do not have a reproductive ability.

4. Denial-of-service attacks
a denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) or distributed denial-ofservice attack (DDoS attack) is an attempt to make a machine
or network resource unavailable to its intended users.
Although the means to carry out, motives for, and targets of a
Dos attack may vary, it generally consists of the efforts of one
or more people to temporarily or indefinitely interrupt or
suspend services of a host connected to the Internet.
The term is generally used relating to computer networks, but is
not limited to this field; for example, it is also used in reference
to CPU resource management.

5. MALWARE
Malware includes computer viruses, worms, trojan horses, spyware, adware,
and other malicious programs.
Malware is a software that has a legitimate purpose but contains harmful bugs
that were not corrected before release.
Crimes that use computer networks or devices to advance other ends include:
Cyberstalking
Cyberstalking is a criminal offense that comes into play under state anti-stalking
laws, slander laws, and harassment laws. A cyberstalking conviction can result in a
restraining order, probation, or even criminal penalties against the assailant,
including jail.

6. FRAUD AND IDENTITY THEFT
Computer fraud is any dishonest misrepresentation of fact intended to let another to
do or refrain from doing something which causes loss.
Identity theft is a form of stealing someone's identity in which someone pretends to
be someone else by assuming that person's identity, typically in order to access
resources or obtain credit and other benefits in that person's name.
Information Warfare
The term Information Warfare is primarily an American concept involving the use and
management of information technology in pursuit of a competitive advantage over an
opponent.
Phishing scams
Phishing is the act of attempting to acquire information such as usernames,
passwords, and credit card details (and sometimes, indirectly, money) by
masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication

7. Spam, or the unsolicited sending of bulk email for commercial purposes, is
unlawful in some jurisdictions. While anti-spam laws are relatively new, limits on
unsolicited electronic communications have existed for some time.
Obscene or offensive content
The content of websites and other electronic communications may be distasteful,
obscene or offensive for a variety of reasons.
The extent to which these communications are unlawful varies greatly between
countries, and even within nations. It is a sensitive area in which the courts can
become involved in arbitrating between groups with strong beliefs.

8. HARASSMENT
harassment directs obscenities and derogatory comments at specific
individuals focusing for example on gender, race, religion, nationality, sexual
orientation. This often occurs in chat rooms, through newsgroups, and by
sending hate e-mail to interested parties (see cyber bullying, cyber stalking,
hate crime, Online predator, and stalking). Any comment that may be found
derogatory or offensive is considered harassment.

9. CYBER TERRORISM
Cyber terrorism in general, can be defined as an act of terrorism committed
through the use of cyberspace or computer resources (Parker 1983). As such, a
simple propaganda in the Internet, that there will be bomb attacks during the
holidays can be considered cyber terrorism.

10. As well there are also hacking activities directed towards individuals, families,
organized by groups within networks, tending to cause fear among people,
demonstrate power, collecting information relevant for ruining peoples' lives,
robberies, blackmailing etc.
Cyberextortion is a form of cyberterrorism in which a website, e-mail
server, or computer system is subjected to repeated denial of service or
other attacks by malicious hackers, who demand money in return for
promising to stop the attacks.

11. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, cyberextortionists
are increasingly attacking corporate websites and networks,
crippling their ability to operate and demanding payments to
restore their service. More than 20 cases are reported each month
to the FBI and many go unreported in order to keep the victim's
name out of the public domain. Perpetrators typically use a
distributed denial-of-service attack.

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