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Cyber Fraud Why worry?
Because, Cyber Crime usually has an impact on three things close
to us Identity, Privacy and Finances. A
unique feature of cybercrime is that the consequences arent
visible instantaneously as with other forms of
crimes like murder, burglary, kidnapping, etc. Also, the time
interval between the occurrence of the crime and
the victims realization can sometimes be so long as to eliminate
all possibilities of collecting appropriate
evidence.
Identity loss can be extremely damaging to ones finances and
reputation. Fraudsters wait for those moments
when there is a compromise in basic security precautions while
negotiating electronic identity and steal the
identity. The victims could be individuals as well as
institutions that handle internet money transactions.
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Types of Cyber Fraud
Internet Fraud
A very common form of Internet fraud i s the distribution of
rogue security software. Internet services can be
used to present fraudulent solicitations to prospective victims,
to conduct fraudulent transactions, or to transmit
the proceeds of fraud to financial institutions or to others
connected with the scheme.
Phishing Identity Theft
Identity theft is a form of stealing someone's identity in which
someone pretends to be someone else by
assuming that person's identity, typically in order to access
resources or obtain credit and other benefits in that
person's name. Identity theft occurs when someone uses your
personally identifying information, like your
name, user id or credit card number, without your permission, to
commit fraud or other crimes.
Phishing
Phishing refers to the process of imitating legitimate companies
in emails or creating fake Web sites designed
to look like a legitimate Web site in order to entice users to
share their passwords, credit card numbers, andother personal
information. The perpetrator then uses the information to steal the
target's identity or to sell that
identity to others. Users need to be educated not to give away
personal information in response to an
unsolicited email.
Man-in-the-Middle Attack
The phrase "Man-in-the-Middle Attack" is used to describe a
computer attack during which the cybercriminal
funnels communication between a consumer and a legitimate
organization through a fake Web site. In these
attacks, neither the consumer nor the organization is aware that
the communication is being illegally monitored.
The criminal is, in effect, in the middle of a transaction
between the consumer and his or her bank, credit-card
Company, or retailer.
The man-in-the-middle server electronically eavesdrops on every
keystroke, giving the criminal username,
password, and account information. They employ Spyware and other
Malware that when loaded on the
consumers computer redirects the Web browser to the fake site.
The most technically competent manipulate
the real Web site so that visitors are directed to the fake
site.
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Protection against Cyber Frauds
Digital Signature Certificates (DSC) is considered to be one of
the strongest tools to Cyber Security.
DSC uses a very complex algorithm to generate a pair of
asymmetric keys Public and Private Key, wherein
the private key is held securely by the user and public key is
available publicly. When a user appends DSC to
an electronic document or electronic transaction, the private
key hashes the content of the document or
transaction and uses the private information of the user in the
private key to sign the document or transaction
and this document or transaction is encrypted at the signors
end. This signed document or transaction is
verified with the corresponding public key and decrypted by the
authorized person.
DSCs is issued to an individual through an identity verification
process as stipulated by Information
Technology Act in India and hence acts as an authenticating
tool. For example in the case of
electronic banking and statutory efilings.
DSCs are given a legal sanctity in India under the Information
Technology Act and hence it serves as
an evidence under the law and the signorcannot repudiate his /
her act at a later stage.
The digitally signed document or transaction is encrypted at the
signors end and gives the
protection against hacking or man-in-the-middle attacks. The
signature will become invalid if there is
any change to the content and thereby ensures integrity and
confidentiality of the content.
DSCs are issued by licensed Certifying Authorities under the
Ministry of Information Technology, Government
of India as per the Information Technology Act.
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Recourse
If you feel that you are the victim of a cybercrime, as per the
amendments to the Information Technology Act
2000, the minimum rank of investigation of cybercrimes is POLICE
INSPECTOR and any jurisdictional police
station can register and investigate.
You could also contact your nearest Cyber Crime Police
Station.
Bangalore: Cyber Crime Police Station,
CID Annexe Building, Carlton House,
# 1, Palace Road, Bangalore - 560001.
Telephone: 080 - 22942475, 080- 22943050
E-Mail:[email protected]
Chennai: Assistant Commissioner of Police
Cyber Crime Cell
Commissioner office CampusEgmore, Chennai- 600008
Telephone: +91-40-5549 8211
E-mail id:[email protected]
Delhi:CBI Cyber Crime Cell:
Superintendent of Police,
Cyber Crime Investigation Cell
Central Bureau of Investigation,
5th Floor, Block No.3,
CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 3
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Superintendent of Police,
Cyber Crime Investigation Cell
Central Bureau of Investigation,
5th Floor, Block No.3,
CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 3
Telephone: 011-4362203, 011-4392424
E-Mail:[email protected]
Hyderabad:Cyber Crime Police Station
Crime Investigation Department,
3rd Floor, D.G.P. Pffice
Lakdikapool, Hyderabad 500004
Telephone: 040-2324 0663, 040-2785 2274
E-mail id:[email protected], [email protected]
Kolkata: Public Grievance Cell 2250-5134 / 5340
E-Mail: [email protected]
Cyber Police Station
Telephone: 2214-3000 / 3004 / 1420
E-Mail:[email protected]
Mumbai: Cyber Crime Investigation cell,
Annex III, 1st floor, Office of the Commissioner of Police,
D.N.Road, Mumbai - 400001
Telephone: 022 - 24691233
Email:[email protected]
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