Cybercrime; Cybercrime In Pakistan: What is Cyber Crime Types of Cybercrime Hacker Attacks In Pakistan Cyber Attack In Pakistan 2K18 How to Stop Cybercrime? Awareness What is cybercrime? Cybercrime is defined as a crime in which a computer is the object of the crime (hacking, phishing, spamming) or is used as a tool to commit an offense. Cybercriminals may use computer technology to access personal information, business trade secrets or use the internet for exploitative or malicious purposes. Criminals can also use computers for communication and document or data storage. Criminals who perform these illegal activities are often referred to as hackers. Types of cybercrime: Common types of Cybercrime include: Phishing: Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and credit card details by disguising as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication. information from internet users. Identity Theft: Identity theft is the deliberate use of someone else's identity, usually as a method to gain a financial advantage or obtain credit and other benefits in the other person's name, and perhaps to the other person's disadvantage or loss. Hacking: A security hacker is someone who seeks to breach defenses and exploit weaknesses in a computer system or network. Spreading hate and inciting terrorism: Distributing child pornography

1. Cybercrime
Mustufain Ahmed Ansari
Sindh Madressatul Islam University, Sindh Pakistan

2. Presentation Slides
• What is Cyber Crime
• Types of Cybercrime
• Hacker Attacks In Pakistan
• Cyber Attack In Pakistan 2K18
• How to Stop Cybercrime?
• Awareness

3. What is Cybercrime
Cybercrime is defined as a crime in which a
computer is the object of the crime (hacking,
phishing, spamming) or is used as a tool to
commit an offense. Cybercriminals may use
computer technology to access personal
information, business trade secrets or use the
internet for exploitative or malicious purposes.
Criminals can also use computers for
communication and document or data storage.
Criminals who perform these illegal activities
are often referred to as hackers.

4. Types of Cybercrime
Common types of Cybercrime include:
• Phishing: Using fake email messages to get
personal information from internet users.
• Identity Theft: Misusing personal
information
• Hacking: Shutting down or misusing websites
or computer networks.
• Spreading hate and inciting terrorism:
• Distributing child pornography

5. Phishing
Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to
obtain sensitive information such as
usernames, passwords and credit card
details by disguising as a trustworthy
entity in an electronic communication.

6. Identity Theft
Identity theft is the deliberate use of
someone else's identity, usually as a
method to gain a financial advantage or
obtain credit and other benefits in the
other person's name, and perhaps to the
other person's disadvantage or loss.

7. Security Hacker
A security hacker is someone who seeks
to breach defenses and exploit
weaknesses in a computer system or
network.

8. Hackers Attacks In Pakistan
• KPK Assembly’s website hacked by
some Iranian hackers during the
Islamic month of Muharram.
• The Lahore High Court website was
hacked for the second time .The
hacker left a message saying, “The
hacking spree would be continued till
freedom of Palestine.”

9. Cont…
• The major incident of 100+ websites hacked
by Indian hackers in which over a hundred
Pakistani websites including official
government portals such as pakistan.gov.pk,
president.gov.pk and cabinet.gov.pk were
hacked as a payback for crashing the official
portal of the Kerala Government.
• Senate Pakistan website hacked by Middle
East hacker. The reason is that Pakistan
didn’t send our troops in Yeman war.

10. Cyber Attack In Pakistan 2K18
• Data from 19,864 cards belonging to customers of 22
Pakistani banks has been put on sale on the dark web,
according to an analysis by Pakistan’s Computer Emergency
Response Team, PakCERT.
• It all started in mid-October when some customers of Bank
Islami received text messages, alerting them of transactions
(withdrawal of money), which they didn’t do. Noticing the
abnormal transactions of Rs.2.6 million, Bank Islami blocked
its international payment scheme on October 27.
• It was a coordinated cyber attack in which the payment
network of Bank Islami and the international payment
scheme was compromised. Hackers made these
transactions on international ATMs using cards issued by
the bank.

11. How To Stop Cybercrime
• Settling cybercrime is an occupation for the police,
national digital security offices, and business digital
security firms.
• On an individual dimension, be that as it may, you can
put a conclusion to cybercrime by expelling the most
well-known techniques for carrying out these kinds of
wrongdoings.
• Malware: Contained infections, spyware, and
ransomware, utilizing an incredible antivirus to filter
your framework and evacuating hazardous records
not just guards you, it keeps digital lawbreakers from
profiting, which is commonly their essential
inspiration.

12. Awareness
• Never use same PIN CODE for multiple bank accounts.
• Never use unprotected PCs at cybercafes for internet
banking.
• Never reply to emails asking for your password or pin
code.
• Never trust any free online content.
• Don’t provide personal information online to get
something free.
• Log off and close your browser when you are done
using internet banking.

13. Thank You