What is Cyber Crime, types of Cyber Crime and it's Impacts.

What is Cyber Crime?
                                          Cyber crime is a crime which committed though computer or with the help of Internet. In this crime computer and internet is used for the Commission of crime and sometimes it is also targeted. Cyber crime can harm an individual, nations, country's security and financial health. Mostly the cyber Criminals have the relevant degree like; Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology Specialist and they have every knowledge from A- to -Z of computer and about Internet. They use computer for both positive and Negative way. But most cyber Criminals use it to for sake of money and political purposes. 


Every year the countless peoples become victims of cyber crime because they're unaware about cyber security. While the people and state bear Billions of lost due to cyber crime. The cyber Criminals use different tactics to attacks target. The cyber Criminals have different faces like sometimes they are worker of bank, state officials, multinational companies and they adopt numerous ways. They can steal your Bank Account Information, Personal Accounts, Email accounts, Business Details and including all those details which are belong to finance. Mostly they don't act violently but they do it online.
Types of Cyber Crime:
  1. Hacking: The cyber Criminals hack the victims like their ATM card code, your all information which is valuable.
  2. Software Piracy: Software Piracy means illegally copying software that doesn't not belong you. Means you are copying of others software and claiming that it's your.
  3. Cyber Stalking:  Means harassing to individual online or through the internet.
  4. Identity Theft: Means steal someones Facebook Id code or other social media accounts.
  5. Spam Emails: Sending spam emails to public and give them greed for prize like; Laptop Scheme, Jobs description, Benazir Income Support Program payment and so on.
  6. Gambling: Cyber criminals do online gambling during Cricket match or any event.
  7. Online Child Pornography: Mostly Criminals make nude video of little child or commiting child sexual abusing. Then they sell their nude videos and pictures to nude website. 
Impacts of Cyber Crime:
                                               The innocent people who are using internet and Computers they're unaware about cyber attacks. When they receive fack phone calls regarding their winning prize and any other greedy things. So they every their personal data to cyber Criminals like OTP and valuable information. By this way Peoples are rapidly victimize of cyber crime. The impact of cyber crime is very bad, because nowadays our information is available in our phone. Like family pictures, their contacts information and other information. When hackers attacks on such devices they easily come in access. After that they do blackmail victims and demand for money. Sometimes victims family pictures edited and connect with nude site. Many victims committed suicide due to this. They have lost millions, now they can't beleif on true persons and true calls. According to a report $1.5 Billion was lost of victims in 2012' through credit card and debit card in USA. It's only report of USA if we talk about world , there is massive impacts of cyber crime. 

Prevention of Cyber Crime:
  1. Don't answer of any call which you think caller is lying or misguiding.
  2. If you receive spam links of prize , kindly don't open this because by this your all data is stolen.
  3. Shut down your computer or phone when you are going out or not using it.
  4. Update and change the password after 1 week or 2 week.
  5. Strong password must be put in your Photo Gallery .
  6. Don't make a call if anyone request becuase it may be use in Criminal activity and you should be part of investigation.
  7. When you sell your phone or computer format the whole data.
  8. Don't join unknown WhatsApp group or adult content group.
  9. Report immediately if you become victims of cyber crime.
  10. Help to Cyber Crime Wing in combating cyber Criminals which you know.
                            The End.

Written by Criminologist Amjad Ali
Department of Criminology
University of Sindh.

Location: Pakistan

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