What is cyber crime? How can you report it ?

Q. What is cyber crime? How can you report it ?

Answer:-

Cyber crime :-
Cyber crime is any criminal offense that is facilitated by, or involves the use of, electronic communications or information systems, including any electronic device, computer, or the Internet.
The term, cyber crime, is a general term that covers crimes like phishing, credit card frauds, illegal downloading, industrial espionage, child pornography, cyber bullying, cyber stalking, cyber terrorism, creation and/or distribution of viruses, spam and so on.

In simple words:-

 

When any crime is committed over the internet, it is referred to as Cyber Crime.

Reporting Cyber crimes :-

If any cyber crime happens, one must report it firstly to parents, school authorities and then to police. The procedure for reporting cyber crimes is more or less the same as for reporting any other kind of offense.

That is, to report a cyber crime:-

• The local police stations can be approached for filing complaints just as the cyber crime cells specially designated with the jurisdiction to register complaint.
• In addition, provisions have now been made for filing of 'E-FIR' in most of the states.
• In addition, the Ministry of Home Affairs is also launching a website for registering crimes against women and children online including cyber crimes.

The Information Technology Act categorically provides that a cyber crime has global jurisdiction, meaning that the crime may be reported in the Cyber Crime Units of any city, irrespective of the place where the act was committed.