Investigation—Cyber crimes

Computer crime represents one of the fastest growing crimes in the country. These can be separated into two categories
1.Where a computer is used to commit a crime.
2. When a computer or a net work is the target of the committed crime.
The growth in technology has made it easier for the criminals in the acts. The sophistication of the said technology requires that the evidence is collected and handled carefully by professionals. Loss of evidence is a very common and expected problem as the all the data are routinely destroyed or altered. The disproportional growth of the technology when compared with the loss related to further aggravates the situation.

The types of crimes may be broadly defined as against

a. Government

b. Organisation

c. Individuals(Persons)

What to do

a) In case of an incident for organizations:

1.Maintain the computer and other resources unaltered
2.Document the loss suffered and segregate the evident with the help of the professionals and Contact law enforcement authorities

b) In case of an incident for persons:

1. Do not panic
2. Do not delete or destroy message/ mail/ records
3. Do not try and resolve the issue by yourself
4. Get the help of the professionals to securing the evidence
5. Contact law enforcement authorities

Types of cyber Crimes

Auction fraud : Fake & Non delivery
Black mail
Extortion
Charity fraud
Consumer Complaint
Spoofing
Counterfeit
Document forgery:- Mark list, ID card, Certificates etc..., Credit card/debit card fraud/ATM Fraud Destruction / Damage of property (Computer), Computer virus, spyware
Theft of computer services:- Internet time, Talk time, Source code theft
Hacking:- Email, website, bank a/c
Drug traffic
Narcotic offenses
Employment fraud
Gambling offences
Identity theft:- Social networking sites
Investment fraud:-
Plain & Pyramid schemes
Pornography/Obscene material :-
Child pornography,
Obscenity
Making available sexually explicit materials to minor
Sexual solicitation/obscene communication with minors
Transmitting obscene materials to minors
Sexual abuse
Sexual harassment
Sexual offenses -  other
Luring/travelling
Prostitution
Relationship Fraud
Spam:- Astrology fraud, Medicine fraud
Stolen property offense
Music piracy
Software piracy
Terrorist threat
Terrorist funding
Terrorists Recruiting