CYBER CRIME CASES

Presented by: Rajesh machhi (1221)

Ashish patel
Asif bhaiyat

(1233)
(1201)

Sohel rangrej (1242)

CYBER CRIME

Cyber crime is emerging as a serious threat. Worldwide governments, police departments and intelligence units have started to react. Initiatives to curb cross border cyber threats are taking shape. Indian police has initiated special cyber cells across the country and have started educating the personnel. This article is an attempt to provide a glimpse on cyber crime in India.

Key words Cyber crime:

Hacking, Phishing, Vishing, Cyber squatting.

OFFENCES UNDER INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACT, 2000

1. Tampering with computer source documents. 2. Hacking with computer system. 3. Publishing of information which is obscene in electronic form. 4. Power of Controller to give directions. 5. Directions of Controller to a subscriber to extend facilities to decrypt information. 6. Protected system. 7. Penalty for misrepresentation. 8. Penalty for breach of confidentiality and privacy. 9. Penalty for publishing Digital Signature Certificate false in certain particulars. 10. Publication for fraudulent purpose. 11. Act to apply for offence or contravention committed outside India. 12. Confiscation. 13. Penalties or confiscation not to interfere with other punishments.

On 18 November, The Times of India newspaper said 4,191 Indian websites were defaced or hacked into in August alone, much higher than the 2,380 attacks recorded in July, 2,858 in June and 1,808 in May, citing confidential reports by the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team, or CERT-In, part of the governments department of electronics and information technology. Most of these attacks were on .in domains that have their servers in India

India stands 11th in the ranking for Cyber Crime in the World, constituting 3% of the Global Cyber Crime.

THREE PEOPLE HELD GUILTY IN ONLINE CREDIT

CARD SCAM

Introduction to case Customer credit card detail was misused through online means for booking air tickets. These scam caught by the city cyber crime investigation cell in pune. It is founded that detailed misused were belonging to 100 people. Parties involved in this case Mr. Parvesh chauhan Mr. sanjeet mahavir singh lukkad Dharmendra Bhika kale Ahmead Sikhandar sheikh

BRIEF SUMMARY OF CASE

According to information provided by the police, one of the customers received a SMS base alert for purchasing of ticket even when the credit card was being held by him.
Customer was alert and came to know something was fishy; he inquired and came to know about the misused. He contacts the bank in this regard. Police observed involvement of many banks reference. The ticket was book through online means. Police requested for the log detail and got the information of the private institution. Investigation revealed that the detailed were obtained from state bank of India.

CONT

Sheikh was working in credit card department due to this he has access to credit card detail of some customer. He gave that information to kale, kale in return passed this information to his friends lukkad. Using the information obtained from kale lukkad booked tickets. He used to sell the ticket to customer and get money for the same.

Cyber cell head DCP sunil Pulhari and PI Mohan Mohadikar API Kate were involved in eight days of investigation and finally caught the culprits.

Conclusion In this regards all culprits were fine up to 10 to 15 lakh and Mr. sheikh loosed their job and punishable with imprisonment up to 10 year

SONY.SAMBANDH.COM CASE
INTRODUCTION

India saw its first cybercrime conviction In May 2002. It all began after a complaint was filed by Sony India Private Ltd, which runs a website called www.sony-sambandh.com, targeting Non Resident Indians. It was recorded as cheating and phishing case by court. The case of fraud purchase on others credit card are taken place.

Introduction who involve in the case

Sony India Private Ltd

Sony Corporation commonly referred to as Sony, is a Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Konan Minato, Tokyo, Japan.

Arif Azim was a person who was working at a call centre in Noida only.

WHAT WAS HAPPEN?

The website www.sonysambandh.com enables NRIs to send Sony products to their friends and relatives in India after they pay for it online.
The company undertakes to deliver the products to the concerned recipients.

In May 2002, someone logged onto the website under the identity of Barbara Campa and ordered a Sony Colour Television set and a cordless head phone.

A lady gave her credit card number for payment and requested that the products be delivered to Arif Azim in Noida. The payment was duly cleared by the credit card agency and the transaction processed. After following the relevant procedures of due diligence and checking, the company delivered the items to Arif Azim.

At the time of delivery, the company took digital photographs showing the delivery being accepted by Arif Azim. The transaction closed at that, but after one and a half months the credit card agency informed the company that this was an unauthorized transaction as the real owner had denied having made the purchase. The company lodged a complaint for online cheating at the Central Bureau of Investigation which registered a case under Section 418, 419 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code.

The matter was investigated into and Arif Azim was arrested. Investigations revealed that Arif Azim, while working at a call centre in Noida gained access to the credit card number of an American national which he misused on the companys site.

Conclusion The CBI recovered the colour television and the cordless head phone.

The accused admitted his guilt and the court of Shri Gulshan Kumar Metropolitan Magistrate, New Delhi, convicted Arif Azim under Section 418, 419 and 420 of the Indian Penal Code this being the first time that a cyber crime has been convicted.
The court, however, felt that as the accused was a young boy of 24 years and a first-time convict, a lenient view needed to be taken. The court therefore released the accused on probation for one year.

A CASE OF BAZEE.COM

INTRODUCTION

Avnish Bajaj is the CEO of Baazee.com, a customer-to-customer website, which facilitates the online sale of property. Baazee.com receives commission from such sales and also generates revenue from advertisements carried on its web pages. Avnish Bajaj was arrested under section 67 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 and his bail application was rejected by the trial court. Then he approached the Delhi High Court for bail.

FACTS OF CASE
Avnish

Bajaj (Appellants), CEO of Baazee.com, an online auction website, was arrested for distributing cyber pornography. charges stemmed from the fact that someone had sold copies of a pornographic CD through the Baazee.com website. The court granted him bail in the case on.

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ISSUED RAISED BY THE PROSECUTION

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accused did not stop payment through banking channels after learning of the illegal nature of the transaction.

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item description "DPS Girl having fun" should have raised an alarm.

DECISION OF THE COURT GIVEN ON21.12.2004

The

court granted bail to Mr. Bajaj subject to furnishing two sureties of Rs. 1 lakh each. court ordered Mr. Bajaj to surrender his passport and not to leave India without the permission of the Court.

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court also ordered Mr. Bajaj to participate and assist in the investigation.

INTRODUCTION

Some employees of BPO in Banglor of MPhasis Ltd MsourcE, frauded US Customers of Citi Bank of New york to the tune of RS 1.5 cores. The crime was using "Unauthorized Access" to the "Electronic Account Space" of the customers. Now Citi Bank complained to Police.

HOW THE FRAUD OPERATED

the three MphasiS employees were customer service agents who came into contact with U.S. customers who called into the MphasiS call centre for help with their Citibank accounts. They gained the confidence of four U.S. customers and obtained PIN numbers and other account information, which was then used to transfer money out of those customers' accounts and into the accounts of members of the gang.

Police have arrested 12 persons, of which three were employees of Mphasis BPO in Pune out of three were employees of BPO.

Under ITA-2000 the offence is recognized both under Section 66 and Section 43. Accordingly, the persons involved are liable for imprisonment and fine as well as a liability to pay damage to the victims to the maximum extent of Rs 1 crore per victim for which the "Adjudication Process" can be invoked.