Increasing Cyber Crimes in India


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In the digital age, India finds itself grappling with a rapidly escalating threat — the surge of cyber crimes. As technology advances, so do the tactics of cybercriminals, leading to an unprecedented rise in malicious activities across the country. From identity theft to financial fraud, the specter of cybercrime looms large, posing a substantial risk to individuals, businesses, and the nation's overall security. This alarming trend is fueled by the widespread adoption of digital technologies, as more Indians embrace online platforms for communication, commerce, and financial transactions. With the growing reliance on the internet, hackers and cybercriminal syndicates have found fertile ground to exploit vulnerabilities, leaving a trail of victims in their wake. Government agencies and law enforcement are grappling to keep pace with the evolving nature of cyber threats. As the digital landscape expands, so does the sophistication of cyber attacks, making it imperative for India to fortify its cyber defenses. Increased awareness, robust cybersecurity measures, and collaborative efforts between government bodies, businesses, and individuals are essential to curbing the rising tide of cyber crimes and securing the nation's digital future. In this era of interconnectedness, understanding the dynamics of cyber threats is paramount. "Cyber Insecurity: Unraveling the Surge of Cyber Crimes in India" delves into the challenges posed by the escalating cybercrime wave, explores its impact on society, and advocates for a united front in the battle against this insidious menace. As India charts its course in the digital realm, the fight against cybercrime emerges as a critical frontier in safeguarding the nation's progress and prosperity.




Transformational Dimensions of Cyber Crime


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Cybercrimes committed against persons include various crimes like transmission of child-pornography harassment of any one with the use of a computer such as email. The trafficking, distribution, posting and dissemination of obscene material including pornography and indecent exposure, constitutes one of the most important cybercrimes known today. The worldwide information infrastructure is today increasingly under attack by cyber criminals and terrorists—and the number, cost, and sophistication of the attacks are increasing at alarming rates. The challenge of controlling transnational cyber crime requires a full range of responses, including both voluntary and legally mandated cooperation This book makes an serious attempt to understand the Cyber Crime which involves activities like Credit Card Frauds, unauthorized excess to other’s computer system, Pornography, Software piracy and Cyber stalking etc.




Cyber Crime in India


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Legal aspects of computer crimes in India.




Cybercrimes in India : Problems, Practices and Prescriptions


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Edited by Dr.Syed Umarhathab, Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India. The Secretary (Honorary), Indian Society of Criminology




Cyber Crimes Against Women in India


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Cyber Crimes against Women in India reveals loopholes in the present laws and policies of the Indian judicial system, and what can be done to ensure safety in cyberspace. The book is a significant contribution to socio-legal research on online crimes targeting teenage girls and women. It shows how they become soft targets of trolling, online grooming, privacy infringement, bullying, pornography, sexual defamation, morphing, spoofing and so on. The authors address various raging debates in the country such as how women can be protected from cybercrimes; what steps can be taken as prevention and as recourse to legal aid and how useful and accessible cyber laws are. The book provides detailed answers to a wide array of questions that bother scholars and charts a way forward.




CYBER CRIME AGAINST WOMEN IN INDIA –INVESTIGATIVE AND LEGISLATIVE CHALLENGES


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The Internet’s increasing scope, the rapid proliferation of ICTs for mobile information and communications technologies) and the wide distribution of social media have created new opportunities. Cyber-VAWG is emerging as a global issue with serious implications for global societies and economies. Cyber-crimes targeting women and children are on rise. 1 In the online world, women and children have been found to be very gullible, with cybercrimes against women and children witnessing a sharp rise in the last few years. Women are usually subjected to cybercrimes such as cyber harassment, online stalking, cyber pornography, cyber defamation, matrimonial fraud and much more. The right to the Internet is a human right, as declared in June 2016 by the United Nations Council on Human Rights. The cyber world as such has a virtual reality where anyone can hide or even falsify their identity, this internet gift is used by the criminally minded to commit wrongdoing and then hide under the internet's blanket. The paper identifies common forms of cyber-crimes against women, such as cyber stalking, cyber pornography, circulating images / morphing, sending obscene / defamatory / annoying messages, online trolling / bullying / blackmailing / threat or intimidation, and email spoofing and impersonation. It recommends further steps that need to be taken to deal holistically and effectively with cybercrimes against women. While India’s Internet population may explode, social network users experience a looming gender imbalance. This can be seen in areas such as the number of internet users, the number of users on Facebook and Twitter, digital literacy and political tweets. Cybercrimes generally incepted by fake ids generated on Facebook, Twitter and other social media sites that cause severe harm to women, severe blackmailing, intimidation, bullying, or cheating via messenger messages and email are committed by the perpetrators. Ill-intentioned people commit these cyber-crimes with mischievous intent such as illicit gain, vengeance, insult to a woman's dignity, extort, blackmail, defamation, and steal information.




Cyber Economic Crime in India


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This volume provides an overview of cyber economic crime in India, analyzing fifteen years of data and specific case studies from Mumbai to add to the limited research in cyber economic crime detection. Centering around an integrated victim-centered approach to investigating a global crime on the local level, the book examines the criminal justice system response to cyber economic crime and proposes new methods of detection and prevention. It considers the threat from a national security perspective, a cybercrime perspective, and as a technical threat to business and technology installations. Among the topics discussed: Changing landscape of crime in cyberspace Cybercrime typology Legal framework for cyber economic crime in India Cyber security mechanisms in India A valuable resource for law enforcement and police working on the local, national, and global level in the detection and prevention of cybercrime, Cyber Economic Crime in India will also be of interest to researchers and practitioners working in financial crimes and white collar crime.




Cyber crime strategy


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The Government published the UK Cyber Security Strategy in June 2009 (Cm. 7642, ISBN 97801017674223), and established the Office of Cyber Security to provide strategic leadership across Government. This document sets out the Home Office's approach to tackling cyber crime, showing how to tackle such crimes directly through the provision of a law enforcement response, and indirectly through cross-Government working and through the development of relationships with industry, charities and other groups, as well as internationally. The publication is divided into five chapters and looks at the following areas, including: the broader cyber security context; cyber crime: the current position; the Government response and how the Home Office will tackle cyber crime.




CYBERCRIMES DURING COVID-19 and LEGAL ISSUES in INDIA


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CYBERCRIMES DURING COVID-19 & LEGAL ISSUES IN INDIA Covid-19 is one of the most significant events in the recent living memory. Covid-19, apart from being a public health emergency, has had massive impact upon every areas of human activity. Cybercrime is one such area where Covid-19 has had a tremendous impact. Covid-19 has seen a global increase in cybercrimes. India has been no exception to this rule. We have seen massive increase in cybercrimes in India. This book seeks to track, examine and analyze the massive growth of cybercrimes in the Indian context. This book has looked at how cybercrime as a phenomenon has evolved during Covid-19 and what kind of new approaches and strategies that cyber criminals are adopting in order to cheat people. Given the huge population of India, the numbers of Indians being made a victim of cybercrime are growing with each passing day. This book also looks at the existing legal frameworks in India pertaining to fighting cybercrimes, their inadequacy and provides ways and steps going forward that India as a nation need to adopt to fight the growing menace of cybercrimes. This book is of value to every stakeholder who is interested in Cybercrime and who is studying cybercrime related aspects as also lawyers, students, law enforcement agencies and their officers.




Cyber Crime and Digital Disorder


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