The Disadvantages of ICT

• Cybercrimes

• Combatting cybercrimes
At the end of this lesson, the students should be
able to:

1. understand the several problems ICT has created in

their generation; and

2. Demonstrate ways on how to combat cybercrimes

through jingle, role play, etc.
 Cybercrimes

Cybercrimes are illegal acts

done through the use of the
Internet.
 In 2012, Stephen Nale (Complex.com)
posted a list of ten most common Internet
cybercrimes as follows:

1. Phishing/Spoofing – the act of sending multiple

emails to multiple users in hopes of having a
number of them clicking on the links or malwares
attached to the email.

 If the message has a ".exe," ".scr," "zip" or

".bat" file attached, consider that a red flag
and don't open it or follow any instructions. 
• 2. Blackmail/Extortion –
the act of using the
Internet to threaten or
damage someone’s
reputation to extort
money or anything else of
value. This can be
avoided if you are aware
of what you should post
on the Internet.
• 3. Accessing Stored
Communications – or
hacking; the act of obtaining
unauthorized access to data
from a computer network.
• In late 2015, a group
of Anonymous Philippines 
hacked the Twitter account of
actress Maine Mendoza, who
plays the famous character
Yaya Dub of the popular AlDub
tandem and posted links and
messages on the account.
• 4. Sports Betting –
the act of wagering on
any sports event over
the Internet. In some
countries, gambling
(including sports
betting) is illegal even
if you are doing it over
the Internet.
• 5. Non-Delivery of
Merchandise – the act
of devising a scheme
wherein a culprit posts
an item or service for
sale over the Internet
and once the
transactions have been
done, does not really
give the item or service.
• 6. Electronic
Harassment – the act
of anonymously using
the Internet to harass,
abuse, threaten, or
annoy other people.
• 7.Child Pornography
– the act of using the
Internet to show child
pornography. This act
is highly punishable
by law.
• 8. Drug Trafficking –
the act of selling
illegal substances
using the Internet.
• Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) director
Czerina Aquino said tech-savvy drug rings have learned
to use the services of ride-hailing apps to transport
drugs to their clients.

• “Based on reports, ‘yung mga customers ni Atillano nago-

order sa kanya through on-line. And upon online
payments, through bank-to-bank or credit card
transactions, nagde-deliver sya ng illegal drugs using
Grab or Uber. Basically it’s an on-line transaction,” said
Aquino.
• 9. Criminal Copyright
Infringement – the act of
piracy mainly for financial
gain. In late 2014, the
number one pirate website,
ThePirateBay, was raided
for the second time due to
years of pirating movies,
music, games, books, and
other software. These
kinds of websites earn
money through advertising.
10. Prostitution
Persuading, inducing, enticing,
or coercing any individual to
travel in interstate commerce
to engage in prostitution.The
internet has become one of the
preferred methods of
communication for prostitution,
as clients and prostitutes are
less vulnerable to arrest or
assault and for its convenience
 Combatting Cybercrimes

1. Network Security. Before a hacker can get through the

unauthorized files he or she is targeting, the hacker has to
get through several security measures like firewalls, secure
connections, passwords, anti-malwares, and data
encryptions. The Disadvantages of ICT 177
2. Investigation. URL tracing and logging are used by
websites to track your unique IP addresses. This can be used
by investigators to trace hackers. In piracy, trackers are used
to identify IP addresses currently sharing a pirated file.
3. Penalties. More and more laws are being created and
implemented today. Penalties include both a fine and
imprisonment.