Cyber crime is becoming common among students in India. India ranks 5th globally for reported cyber crimes, with states like Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra experiencing many cases. Common cyber crimes among students include creating fake profiles of others online, hacking passwords, cyber bullying, and falling victim to phishing scams. Teachers must educate students on safe internet practices and the consequences of cyber crimes to help prevent such incidents.

1. CYBER CRIME AMONG
STUDENTS
By : Harshpreet Kaur

2. What is Cyber Crime?
Computer crime refers to any crime that involves a
computer and a network.
Cybercrimes 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)”.

3. India 5th among cyber crime affected
countries
 India 5th in world after US, China, Japan
and UAE.
 Andhra State tops in India. 349 of the
total 1,791 cyber crime cases registered
last year 2011 were reported from the
state.
 Maharashtra followed with 306 cases.
 Pune is third in instances of cyber
crime: National Crime Records Bureau
reports.

4. Types of Cyber Crime
 Hacking: Hacking means unauthorized attempts to bypass the security
mechanisms of an information system or network. Also, in simple words
Hacking is the unauthorized access to a computer system, programs, data
and network resources.
 Data Theft: If any person without permission of the owner or any other
person, who is in charge of a computer, computer system of computer
network - downloads, copies or extracts any data, computer data base or
information from such computer, computer system or computer network
including information or data held or stored in any removable storage
medium, then it is data theft.
 Spreading Virus or W orms: the virus will install files on your system and then
will change your system so that virus program is run every time you start your
system. It will then attempt to replicate itself by sending itself to other

5. Types of Cyber Crime
 Identity Theft: Identity theft is a form of fraud or cheating of another
person’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.
 E-Mail Spoofing: E-mail spoofing is sending an e-mail to another
person in such a way that it appears that the e-mail was sent by
someone else. A spoof email is one that appears to originate from
one source but actually has been sent from another source. Spoofing
is the act of electronically disguising one computer as another for
gaining as the password system. It is becoming so common that you
can no longer take for granted that the e-mail you are receiving is
truly from the person identified as the sender.

6. Cyber Crime Case: Fake Profile
 Fake Profile use is common in
Students. Many cases have been
registered against Fake Profiles in
Cyber Cell.
 Some months ago, about 12
students of a public school in Sector
7, Chandigarh had made a fake
profile of their teacher and posted
objectionable comments against her.

7. Cyber Crime Case: Password Hacking
 Students are taking to cyber
crimes just for fun or carrying out
small acts such as password
hacking to revenge on their
teachers, friends in schools.
 Morphing pictures and posting
them on social networking sites
to defame others have landed
students in trouble recently.

8. Cyber Crime Case: Cyber Bulling
 Cyber bullying is essentially the persistent
harassment of an individual via technology like the
internet, cellphone, etc.
 Low self-esteem is one of the key reasons for any
form of bullying.
 A classmate who had a crush on girl, decided to
take his revenge for spurning him by posting some
pictures and her personal issues on internet which
she had discussed with him. The girl felt so
harassed that she shut out herself completely for
six months. It took three counselors and a lot of
support from her loved ones to get her back on her
feet.

9. Cyber Crime Case: Phishing
 Phishing is the act of attempting to
acquire information such as usernames,
passwords, and credit card details.
 Phishing emails may contain links to
websites that are infected with malware.
 A 8 year student provided father’s credit
card details on phishing email received
while playing online game. It lured him
to upgrade his game.

10. Teacher’s Role To Prevent Cyber Crime
 Character Education is very important to
prevent any type of crime in the society.
 Personality development of student
should be given preference in
comparison to rote learning.
 Students should be guided about the
following points regarding the use of
Internet
 Don't give out personal information in
chatrooms, social websites, blogs, etc.
 Don't tell anyone, even your best friends,
your passwords.

11. 
Teacher’s Role To Prevent Cyber Crime
Continued……
 Don't give out personal information in
chatrooms, social websites, blogs, etc.
 If they receive any mean or threatening
messages in the chatroom, text or email,
don't ever respond. Don’t delete the
message, save it and show to an adult - they
might need the message to use as evidence
against the person who sent it.
 If they find mean things have been said
about them on a website, for example,
MySpace or Facebook, student can ask to
have the comments removed. The same
is true if they find out that photographs or
videos have been posted without your

12. Teacher’s Role To Prevent Cyber Crime
 Continued……
 Don't suffer in silence. If they are being
bullied then they should tell their parents. If
they don't feel to talk to them then tell a
teacher or an adult that you trust. You
mustn't keep it to yourself because if you do,
the bully has got exactly what they want.
 They should be made aware about cyber
bullying and that it is a punishable offence
as per cyber law.

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