Cyber Crime
Carloe Distor
CCS1D
Agenda
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Introduction & History
Cyber Criminals
Types of Cyber Crime
Cyber Crime in Pakistan
Protect Computers
Conclusion
Cyber Crime
 Crime => Illegal activities
 Cyber => Characteristic of the
culture of computers…
Computer crime, or cybercrime,
refers to any crime that involves a
computer and a network
It is a criminal activity committed on the Internet .
Cyber Crime
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Cyber crime offenses against the information technology
infrastructure.
Cyber Crime <=> Cyber Space <=> Net Crime
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Such conducts includes:
• Illegal access
• Illegal Transactions
• System interference
• Data interference
• Misuse of devices
• Fraud
History
 The first spam email took place in 1978 when it was sent out over
the Arpanet.
 The first virus was installed on an Apple computer in 1982
 16-year-old student, nicknamed “Data Stream”, arrested by UK
police(1994)
Who is Cyber Criminal
Those who are doing crimes by using the
computer as an target or object.
Children and adolescents b/w 6-18
ii. Dissatisfied employees
iii. Professional hackers
iv. Crackers
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The Invisible Criminals Are Dangerous Than The Visible One…
Types of Cyber Crime
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Hacking
Email bombing
Data diddling
Cyber Stalking
Cyber Spoofing
Denial of Service attack
Malware attacks
Web jacking …
Types of Cyber Crime
Cyber Crime in Pakistan
Cyber Crime Rises Rapidly in Pakistan
The cyber crimes of multiple kinds in Pakistan have increased
by five times over the past four years
According to CCU a branch of FIA
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62 cases were reported to the unit in 2007,
287 cases in 2008
Ratio dropped in 2009
In 2010 more than 312 cases were registered in different
categories of cyber crimes.
Cyber Crime in Pakistan
Pakistan’s Cyber Crime Bill 2007
Prevention of Electronic Crimes Bill 2007
a) The bill deals with the electronic crimes included, cyber
terrorism, criminal access, electronic fraud, electronic
forgery, misuse of electronic system or electronic device,
misuse of encryption etc.
b) Most of the young generation is involved in this
crime(CCU)
c) It proposes seven years punishment on charges of
electronic fraud and electronic forgery and would not
have the right of bail.
d) Hacking of ATM card numbers & bank accounts are on
the rise in paksitan
Are you Protected?
Protect your Computers
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Use anti-virus software and firewalls - keep them up to date
Keep your operating system up to date
Don't open emails or attachments from unknown sources
Use hard-to-guess passwords.
Don't share access to your computers with strangers
Back-up your computer data on disks or CDs often
If you have a Wi-Fi network, password protect it
Disconnect from the Internet when not in use
Reevaluate your security on a regular basis
Never send your credit card number to any site that is not secured.
Avoid sending any photograph online particularly to strangers.
Conclusion
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User awareness is key to a secure computer/network
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Do not open suspicious files/emails
Verify ActiveX/Java prompts
Avoid using P2P programs
Avoid downloading freeware
If attacked, disconnect the network. Do not turn off the computer
 So we must pay attention to all those issues and protect the
World from Cyber Crime
 “If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will
be hacked. What’s more, you deserve to be hacked. —
White House Cybersecurity Advisor”, Richard Clarke