DATA DIDDLING

Data Diddling Cyber crime Example of data diddling Case study Act

 Changing data prior or During input into computer.

To change the data just before it is processed by a computer AND Changing it back after the processing is completed. This kind of an attack involves altering raw data.

Data diddling cases include: banks records payrolls inventory data credit records and virtually all other applications of data processing. It is a part of cyber crime.

 Use of computer/internet to do something that would be a crime in any case. In Cyber Crime computer is the target of a

crime.
Computer forensics is the process of identifying, preserving and analyzing.

Example:1

Employer order a peon to deposit Rs.10000/- cash into an account.

He prepares a receipt of deposit only worth Rs.1000 and deposits only Rs.1000 in the bank. Now he needs to give this receipt to his employer. So he again modifies the receipt of deposit worth Rs.10000/- and gives it to the employer. Employer gets a feeling that entire amount of Rs.10000 is deposited however Only a small portion is actually deposited in the bank.

Data Diddling Man-in-the-middle attack / exploit

Transfer Rs.100000 to account no. 123

Rs.100000 transferred to account no. 456

Sender

Receiver

Intruder / Hacker

 Data Diddling: (Case Study)

NDMC (New Delhi Municipal Corporation) Electricity Billing Fraud Case in 1996:
NDMC was trying to computerize the entire system such as:
Money collection, accounting, record maintenance, deposit in the bank etc.

It was given to a private contractor who was a computer professional. He misappropriated large amount of money by changing data files to show less receipt and bank deposits.

 Section 66 and 43(d) of the I.T. Act covers the offence of data diddling Penalty:
damages not exceeding Rs. One crore to the affected party

Section 43

Whoever without permission of owner of the computer U/A access.

Downloads, copies, extracts any data Introduces any viruses or contaminant Destroy, alter, delete, add, modify or rearrange of data Change the format of a file.

 Section 66 cover Hacking with Computer systems AND Data alteration Punishment: imprisonment up to three years, and or fine up to Rs. 2 lakh

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