A Study on the Cyber Crimes in the Technological Era

Advancement in Technology facilitated cybercrimes and created fear among netizens. Information Technology widened communication sphere making it Borderless and Transnational. Any criminal act committed over the internet for monetary and non monetary gains is considered as Cyber Crimes. Cyber offenders indulge in misusing confidential information for committing illegal activities. The most prominent offences are stalking, hacking, phishing, online frauds, identity thefts, distributing viruses etc. These crimes cause damage to personal identity, fraud, forgery, threat, monetary losses etc. Through the Information Technologies (Amendment) Act, 2008, government tried to bring beneficial changes to ensure cyber security in the country. Cybercrimes cause severe damages in the developing countries driving towards cashless economy. Compared to traditional crimes, Cybercrimes requires special regulations. Combating Cyber violations has become the prime consideration for the Criminal Justice Administration System in developing economy. The laws dealing with Cybercrimes become inappropriate to deal with new offences committed by using new technologies. There is a need for Universal Criminalization of Cyber Offences under International laws and treaties. This paper highlights about cybercrimes, laws, policies, prevention and cyber security