Brief notes on types of cyber crimes.

1. TYPES OF CYBER CRIMES
A.Albert Ravi,
Assistant Professor,
PG & Research Departmentof Commerce,
St. Joseph’sCollege of Arts and Science(Autonomous),
Cuddalore,TamilNadu,India

2. CYBER CRIME
•The illegal use of any communication device to commit or facilitate the commission of any illegal act" is the definition
of cybercrime.
•Cybercrime may be defined as “Any unlawful act where computer or communication device or computer
network is used to commit or facilitate the commission of a crime”.
•Cyber Crimes result in severe consequences like financial losses, compromises of sensitive data, system failure, and
reputational damage to an organisation,
•A cybercrime is defined as a sort of crime that targets or makes use of a computer, a networked collection of computers,
or both for malicious purposes. Computers and computer networks are used in cybercrimes.
•They may be intended at specific people, corporate entities,Government etc.,

3. Two Main Types of Cyber Crimes
Criminal activity that targets computers.
This type of cybercrimes includes
every possible way that can lead to
harm to computer devices for
example malware or denial of service
attacks.
Criminal activity that uses computers
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Cybercrime that uses computers
to commit other crimes may
involve using computers to spread
malware, illegal information or
illegal images.

4. Classifications of Cybercrimes
Individual Cyber Crimes
Property Cybercrimes 2 0 2 1 Society Cyber crimes
Organisation Cyber Crimes
This type targets property like
credit cards or even intellectual
property rights.
This is the most dangerous
form of cybercrime as it
includes cyber-terrorism
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This type is targeting
individuals. It includes
phishing, spoofing, spam,
cyberstalking, and more.
The main target here is organizations.
Usually, this type of crime is done by
teams of criminals including malware
attacks and denial of service attacks.
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5. Types of Cyber Crimes
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, 2000 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
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It is also known as online or internet bullying. It
includes sending or sharing harmful and humiliating
content about someone else which causes
embarrassment and can be a reason for the occurrence
of psychological problems.
It became very common lately, especially among
teenagers..

6. Types of Cyber Crimes
4. Cyber Grooming
5. Online Job Fraud
Online job fraud is an attempt to
take advantage of job seekers by
promising them false hope or
better jobs with more pay.
3. Cyber Stalking
•Cyberstalking is the use of electronic communication to
track down a person or to make repeated attempts to get
in touch with them in order to foster personal interaction
despite their blatant lack of interest.
•Anyone who monitors indirectly the internet, email, or
any other form of electronic communication is guilty of
stalking..
•When a person develops an online contact with a young
person and tricks or forces him or her into performing a
sexual act, this is known as cyber grooming.
The main goal of the Cyber Grooming are:
•To gain trust from the child.
•To obtain intimate and personal data from the Child(often
sexual in nature) in order to threaten and blackmail for
further inappropriate material.
6. Online Sextortion
•Online sextortion is when someone makes a
threat to publish private and sensitive
information through an electronic media if the
victim doesn't submit sexually explicit
photographs, money, or sexual favours.

7. 7 . P h i s h i n g
Phishing
Phishing is a type of social
engineering attack that targets the
user and tricks them by sending fake
messages and emails to get sensitive
information about the user or trying
to download malicious software and
exploit it on the target system.
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.
8 . V i s h i n g
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.
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.
9 . S m i s h i n g

8. Pharming is a cyber-attack aiming to
redirect a website’s traffic to another,
bogus website.
10. Sexting
Sending digitally
explicit sexually
explicit
photographs,
videos, texts, or
emails—typically
over a cell phone—
is known as sexting.
11. Pharming
12. SIM Swap Scam
SIM Swap Scam occurs when
fraudsters manage to get a new SIM
card issued against a registered
mobile number fraudulently through
the mobile service provider.
With the help of this new SIM card,
they get One Time Password (OTP)
and alerts, required for making
financial transactions through the
victim’s bank account. Getting a new
SIM card against a registered mobile
number fraudulently is known as SIM
Swap

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13. Website Defacement
•Website Defacement is
an attack intended to
change the visual
appearance of a website
and/ or make it
dysfunctional.
•The attacker may post
indecent, hostile and
obscene images,
messages, videos, etc.
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14.Online Drug Trafficking
Online Drug Trafficking
is a crime of selling,
transporting, or illegally
importing unlawful
controlled substances,
such as heroin, cocaine,
marijuana, or other
illegal drugs using
electronic means.
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15. Espionage
Espionage is the act
or practice of
obtaining data and
information without
the permission and
knowledge of the
owner.
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Types of Cyber Crimes
16. Ransomware
Ransomware is a type
of computer malware
that encrypts the files,
storage media on
communication devices
like desktops, Laptops,
Mobile phones etc.,
holding
data/information as a
hostage.
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10. How to Prevent Cybercrimes?
Tips…
1. Ensure that you are running current security programmes like firewalls and
antivirus.
2. Put in place the optimal security configurations and procedures for your
environment.
3. Avoid visiting shady websites, exercise caution when downloading any files, and use
caution when opening email attachments.
4. Make use of reliable authentication procedures and safeguard the security of your
credentials.
5. Don’t share sensitive information online or on your social media accounts
6. Inform your kids about the dangers of online activity and continue to keep an eye
on them.
7. Always be prepared to contact the police right away if you become a victim of a
cybercrime.

11. THANK YOU
All the Best……..