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Definition
There is no exhaustive
definition on Cyber crime. Therefore any activities which basically offend human
sensibilities, could amount to Cyber crime. for example, Child Pornography on
the Internet constitutes a serious Cyber Crime, Hacking also amounts to cyber crime.
Various Categories of Cyber Crime
Cyber
crime can be of three categories namely against person, property and Government .
Against person
include
various crimes such as, harassing any one with the use of a computer that
could be via e-mail, cyber-stalking and transmission of child-pornography. One
of the most important Cyber crimes known today includes
dissemination of obscene material including pornography, trafficking,
distribution, posting, indecent exposure and child pornography.
Against property These
crimes include, computer vandalism, transmission of harmful programs, and
unauthorized possession of computerized information and unauthorized computer
trespassing through cyberspace.
Against
Government. A distinct kind of crime in this category is Cyber Terrorism.
This crime manifests itself into terrorism when an individual or a group of
people "cracks" into a government or military maintained website.
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