Cybercrimes are becoming a threat for every individual. So, it is really important to educate ourselves about these crimes and the preventive measures available.

1. Causes of Cybercrime and
Preventive Measures
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Group Members: -
• Komal Dhiranan
• Ritama Jana
• Shivanshu Yadav
• Kabir Wasan
• Edison
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2. Content Points
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Introduction to the topic
Protection and Prevention
Global Case & Future of
Cybersecurity
Cases of Cybercrime in India
Types of Cyber Crimes
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What is Cybercrime ?
An illegal activity
Includes non-monetary offences
Increase the volume and pace of crimes

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5. Have you ever seen such messages/e-mails
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6. Causes of Cybercrime
Computer devices
can store large data
that makes easier
for the hackers to
steal information
The human mind is
imperfect, so they can do
mistakes at any stage.
Cybercriminals take
advantage of these gaps.
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Hackers can easily
bypass firewalls
that can give them
access to your
device
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Our negligence
which provides
cyber-criminal
access and control
over the computer
system
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The data related to
the crime can be
easily destroyed.
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7. Types Of Cybercrimes
Phishing
Identity
Theft
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Cyberstalking
03 Ransomware
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Hacking
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8. Types Of Cybercrimes
Logic Bombs
DDOS
Attack
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Botnets
08 Malvertising
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Cyber
Terrorism
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9. Cybercrime Cases in India
2015 2017 2019 2020
Zomato
Amitabh Bachchan’s
Twitter A/C Hack
Indian Army
Big Basket
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11. Preventive Measures
against Cybercrime
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12. Companies at Higher Risk of Cybercrime
India has been the second most cyber attacks affected country
between 2019 to 2020, according to a new Data Security Council of
India (DSCI) report
According to a CISCO Annual Cyber Security Report, 53% of all cyber
attacks led to financial damages of more than $500K (including lost
revenue, customers, opportunities, and out-of-pocket costs among
others) for organisations in 2019.
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80%
Healthcare
IT & Telecoms
Legal
HR & Recruitment
Manufacturing & Utilities
Finance
Companies Prone to Cyber attacks in
India
3-4 breaches 2 breaches
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13. Encrypt and
backup data
Educate staff on
cyber security
Create a security-
focused workplace
culture
Conduct regular
audits
Don’t rely on
cyber security
insurance
Fight Technology with Technology
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14. Promoting internet safety amongst
‘Netizens'
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How vulnerable are children to
cybercrime?
Cyber Illiteracy
• Monitor kids online activity
• Prevent cyberbullying
• Protect your kid’s identity
• Increase awareness
• Use strong, unique passwords
• Protect your computer
You should know what to do if you become a victim!!!
• Think twice about using public Wi-Fi
• When in doubt, don’t click
• Go offline when you don’t need an
internet connection.
• Make sure your security software is
current and update it regularly.
• Encrypt and back up your most
important data
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15. Cybercrime in India: Laws, Regulations,
and Enforcement Mechanisms
The Indian cyber laws are governed by the Information
Technology Act
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000" [ITA- 2000] was enacted
by Parliament of India to protect the field of e-commerce, e-
governance, e-banking as well as penalties and punishments in
the field of cyber crimes. The above Act was further amended in
the form of IT Amendment Act, 2008 [ITAA-2008].
Cyber law encompasses laws relating to:
· Cyber crimes
· Electronic and digital signatures
· Intellectual property
· Data protection and privacy
Report crime related to women/child:
Type of cybercrimes you can report
Report other cybercrimes: mobile crimes, online and social
media crimes, online financial frauds, ransomware, hacking,
cryptocurrency crimes and online cyber trafficking.
How to report a cyber crime
There are two ways to register complaint under “report crime
related to women/child”
• Report Anonymously
• Report and Track
You can also send a mail to complaint-mwcd@gov.in
Check Status of complaint
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16. Cyber Attacks 2020
• Due to covid-19 pandemic, majority of activities turned into On-line.
• In 2020, 445 million cybercrime cases which is double when compared to
2019.
• In July 15, 2020 TWITTER became victim of cyber attack.
• 130 accounts were breached including Joe Bidden, Barack Obama,
Warren Buffett, Bill Gates etc.…
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17. • Google announced that its technology
infrastructure had been the targeted by China-led
cyber attacks.
• The operation was called “OPERATION AURORA”
• The attack was an attempt to access Gmail accounts
of Chinese human rights activists.
China’s Attack on Google ’09
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18. Google’s Reaction
• Google responded that there is no attack
on the cloud of people
• Impact:
 Less use of the product of google
Harder to attract new clients
Lost some current clients.
• This was the end of Google’s journey in
China.
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19. Companies at Higher Risk of CybercrimeA Glimpse into the Future of Cybersecurity
• Ongoing development :-
online society
cybercriminal activity
law enforcement.
• Greater career opportunity
• cybrary.it provides free online
cybersecurity training.
• 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs
by 2021.
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20. Conclusion
• Crimes do not occur behind the computer, but
executed by computer.
• The weapons are not guns anymore but mouse
cursors and passwords.
• Organizations can reduce exposure to
cybercrimes by maintaining an effective
cybersecurity strategy.
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21. Bibliography
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https://www.imperva.com/learn/application-security/cyber-security/
https://www.pandasecurity.com/en/mediacenter/panda-security/types-of-cybercrime/
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hacker-steals-17-million-zomato-users-
data-briefly-puts-it-on-dark-web/articleshow/58742129.cms
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Army-officers-panic-as-hackers-steal-
secret-data/articleshow/46856789.cms
https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/amitabh-bachchan-twitter-amitabh-bachchan-
twitter-account-hacked-profile-photo-shows-imran-khan-2051138
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-how-big-is-the-bigbasket-
data-breach-7026688/

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