The unseen face of terror

In the last few days, various types of software viruses have cropped up through games and flash advertisements on social networking sites like Facebook, which are misusing personal information of an individual for malicious purposes. It calls for an immediate action and general awareness where people should know before downloading games, accepting terms & conditions and change settings accordingly.

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To help you know more, One World News interacted with Milind Agarwal, the president of Cyber Crime Awareness Society, Jaipur.

What actually is Cyber Crime?

Cyber crime is a Criminal activity— where the computer network acts as a source, tool, target or the place of crime.

What are the different types of cyber crimes?

Hacking
Denial of Service attack
Virus Dissemination
Software Piracy
Pornography
Internet Relay Chat (IRC) Crime
Credit Card Fraud / ATM Card Fraud / Debit Card Fraud
Net Extortion
Phishing
Spoofing
Cyber Stalking
Cyber Defamation
Threatening
419 Scam / Lottery Fraud / Job Fraud

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Discuss the spread of virus through online games.

There are many games available on torrent, which are virus affected and uploaded by the hacker. Once children download it on their computer, it affects or steals their online credentials like credit card or debit card details.Many apps nowadays are available on Google Play Store from where people download without reading terms and conditions, which can further leak their contacts, call details, etc to the third party.

To what extent it misuses personal information?

Through any app or software which are virus or spyware effected, hackers can hear or view the victim through his laptop camera / mike, and can also download the computer files as well as well as can read whatever victim is typing into his or her browser for e.g. if victim is booking railway ticket through IRCTC site and enters bank credentials, then that can be copied by the hacker within a second through these virus effected software / games.

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Could you share with us some examples of those who had worst of such experiences?

Recently, there was a case with Cassidy wolf (Miss Teen USA) where her computer got hacked via spyware on 20th May 2014. In that, the hacker used a spyware called – ‘creepware’ through which he used to listen to her private conversations with her family and friends.Along with it, he also took her nude photos while changing clothes.

Who are these hackers and what is the punishment given to the alleged?

He can be from any field and profession. From disgruntled employees, business rivals, political activists to teenagers, ex-boyfriends/ girlfriends or divorced husbands and wives.

Punishment: Under section 43 and section 66 of Information Technology Act 2010 & 426 of Indian Penal Code: Less than 10 lakhs compensation or 5 yrs punishment or both.

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What are the precautions that one should keep in mind while playing games, downloading or shopping online?

For Shopping Online:

1. Read terms and conditions while downloading any software or games.
2. Share payment information only with known or reputable vendors
3.Use a good anti-malware program
4. Make sure the order checkout area is encrypted
5.Use strong passwords
6.Print or save a copy of your orders
7.Check your statements often
8.Don’t shop at a site if you’re not comfortable
9.Never click on links from spam emails to make purchases
10.Do not use a public computers to shop online

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For gaming:

1.Instruct your child to always get your permission before making an in-game purchase that involves cash, and not points.
2. Monitor and/or play games with your children. There’s absolutely no substitute for being an involved parent.
3. Keep the console or computer in a public area of the house rather than in the child’s bedroom. This will help you keep an eye and ear on the action.
It takes only a little vigilance but helps to avoid big losses. So, the next time you log on to the virtual world, make sure you read before you tread!

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