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Sep 8, 20224 min read

HOW COURTS DEAL LEGALLY WITH CYBER FRAUDS?

With the development in technology, crimes related to technology have also increased. Now, a crime against a person can also be committed against a person online, i.e. by attacking that person’s social life or by attacking his personal computer, Smartphone or any other device where his personal data is at risk and could be used for ill-intentioned purposes. In case you have faced a similar situation or are a victim of cybercrime, it is advised to seek advice from experienced Delhi High Court Lawyers.


Various types of cyber crimes-

As could be understood by people, due to increasing use of the internet and social media or other online services, cybercrime could harm one’s property, image in the society or for any other emotional purpose. These crimes could be of different nature, some of which have been mentioned as under-

  • Hacking- As is commonly understood, hacking is the unauthorised access to the victim’s computer which may affect the victim’s data files stored. Hackers are differentiated as White Hat hackers and Black Hat hackers, White Hat hackers hack computers for the sake of security, for example the National Cyber Security Experts, while the Black Hat hackers hack the computer with a malicious intent to cause harm to others.

  • Data Spying - To spy the sensitive information or data on the target computer. It is done through remote access.

  • Data Diddling - It involves modifying the raw data before it is processed.

  • Salami attack - It involves financial crimes, where multiple victims are involved. For example, a bank employee through a program deducts a negligible amount from the account of the customers and then transfers it to his account.

  • Virus/ worm bombing - Attacker through a flash drive or spam emails transfer data to the account of the victim, which may multiply and harm other systems as well.

  • Cyberstalking - Tracking the movements of the victim, posting threatening remarks on bulletin boards visited by the victim or by accessing the chats frequented by the victim to harass the victim.

  • Cyber defamation- Any act, gesture, word, deed or any other act which is not true and is intended to destroy the reputation of the victim online or offline shall be considered as cyber defamation.

  • Money laundering- Unlawfully obtained wealth is concealed through the internet by moving the funds in a complicated financial transaction which are intended to deceive anybody who intends to trace these transactions.

  • Credit card fraud- Nowadays, it is common knowledge that money could be stolen through one’s account by hacking the card information of the account holder.

  • Cyber Terrorism- Various programs or tools are used to disrupt the national infrastructure security by shutting down energy, transportation and communications systems compelling the government to meet the demands.

  • Copyright, patent or design infringement- Software, industrial or corporate piracy is the examples of intellectual property offenses.

Legal Remedies against Cyber Crimes-

As technology advancement is still going on, cyber crimes are still being recognised by the respective authorities, many domains of cyberbullying are yet to be found out. The awareness of the concept of cybercrime is still in its budding stage.

Generally referred to as the Cyberlaw, the Act by the legislation to recognise various cyber acts as crimes is known as Information Technology Act, 2000, the Act was later updated in the year 2008. The Act provides sanctions and compensation for offences related to technology. Thus, a victim of cyberbullying can seek remedies through the provisions established under the IT Act, 2000. Some of the provisions of the Act have been mentioned as under-


Section 43A of the Act, provides the victim the opportunity to file a case in the court of law for compensation against the harm done to him by offenses such as, “damage to computer, computer system, or computer networks”.


Section 65 of the Act provides for the penalties for the act of “tampering with computer source documents”


There are, however, various loopholes in the Act as there are cyber crimes which are still coming to the knowledge or some crimes which the law needs to be upgraded so as to provide proper compensation or justice to the victim.


There are some cyber offenses which are not governed under the IT Act, for example, the crime of ‘cyber defamation’ which shall be governed under the IPC, 1860.

Conclusion-


Today's society, with the advancement of technology, is witnessing an increase in various crimes related to online fraud or bullying. Sometimes, the victim is not even aware that he has faced cyber crime. Thus, in case you face a situation where any of the crimes mentioned above were committed against you or any other act of cyberbullying for that matter, it is advised to seek the assistance of an experienced Cyber Fraud Lawyers In Jaipur, so as to understand the nature of the crime committed or the legal remedy available to you.


An experienced Cyber Fraud Lawyers In Bangalore shall be able to represent you in the court of law and help you seek proper compensation for the crime committed against you. Lead India offers you a team of experienced advocates who have experience in successfully handling case of cyberbullying or fraud and will represent you with the best of their capabilities.


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