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Cybercrime
Quick Points to Remember
• Use of computers for criminal activities
• Spam emails, hacking, information theft etc are types
• Every 10 minutes, a cybercrime is committed in India
• Cannot be eliminated completely
Introduction
Cybercrime is the use of electronic medium like computers for criminal activities. In
this technological world the criminals have also found a way to disturb the world
though cybercrime. It is a serious problem that is growing on a large scale and needs
to be checked urgently.
Recent Issues
• In India there is a cybercrime every 10 minutes.
• Cyberattacks are affecting individuals as well as organisations.
• 27482 cases of cybercrime were reported in India in 2017.
• The years 2014-2017 have seen continuous increase in cybercrimes. During
these years the National Crime bureau Records reported that 13 ATMs and
22 financial organisations were affected by 79 phishing incidents.
• Around 13653 credit card frauds were registered with the RBI in 2016-2017
Types of Cybercrimes
Hacking
Unauthorized encroachments into another persons computer or network is hacking.
Between April 2017 and January 2018, about 22000 websites were hacked in India!
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