A STUDY ON PROTECTION

AND LEGAL CARE OF THE

VICTIMS OF CYBERCRIMES
WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE
TO INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000

BY
SHAIKH TAJ MOHAMMED
INTRODUCTION
 INTRODUCTION
• What is cybercrime ?
 INTRODUCTION
• What is cybercrime ?
• Classification of cybercrime
 INTRODUCTION
• What is cybercrime ?
• Classification of cybercrime –
– Computer assisted crimes
 INTRODUCTION
• What is cybercrime ?
• Classification of cybercrime –
– Computer assisted crimes
– Computer enabled crimes
 INTRODUCTION
• What is cybercrime ?
• Classification of cybercrime –
– Computer assisted crimes
– Computer enabled crimes
– Computer dependent crimes
 INTRODUCTION
• What is cybercrime ?
• Classification of cybercrime –
– Computer assisted crimes
– Computer enabled crimes
– Computer dependent crimes
– Crimes against machines
 INTRODUCTION
• What is cybercrime ?
• Classification of cybercrime –
– Computer assisted crimes
– Computer enabled crimes
– Computer dependent crimes
– Crimes against machines
– Crimes using machines
 INTRODUCTION
• What is cybercrime ?
• Classification of cybercrime –
– Computer assisted crimes
– Computer enabled crimes
– Computer dependent crimes
– Crimes against machines
– Crimes using machines
– Crimes ‘in’ the machines
 INTRODUCTION
• Who is the victim ?
• Report published by NortonLifeLock
• Year -2020
• 330 million people across 10 countries,
including India
• 59% of the Indian adults are victims of
cybercrime
• 52% Indian adults do not know how to protect
themselves from cybercrime
 INTRODUCTION
• Cybercrime –
– Ruin a person financially
– Damages the reputation
– Leads to insecurity of the victim in his own society
 EVOLUTION &
IDENTIFICATION OF THE
PROBLEM
• 1996 - United Nations Commission on
International Trade Law adopted the
UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic
Commerce
• 2000 – India got its first law realting e-
commerce and allied matters – The
Information Technology Act, 2000
 EVOLUTION &
IDENTIFICATION OF THE
PROBLEM
• Act of 2000 – Provided penalties and
punishments for certain forms of offences
• 2008 – Information Technology (Amendment)
Act, 2009
• Changes brought in – Provided for
compensation by way of damages in respect
of certain offences