The advent of computer has created unprecedented opportunities for the anonymous perpetration of cyber Crime.Cyber crime is define as act of creating , distributing , altering, stealing, misusing or destroying of information though computer without any physical force and against the will of the victim.A new generation of crime has cropped up with the advent of internet , which includes computer hacking, phishing, software piracy, password breaking ,spoofing, telecommunication frauds, email bonding , spamming, pornography and the availability of illicit or unlicensed products and services ,credit card fraud, cyber terrorism ,cyber laundering and use of secure internet communications.
Based on the nature of offences, cyber crimes are classified into three categories - crimes against person, property and state. Depending on the objective of the crimes computer related crimes classified into three categories
1. Crimes targeting computer,
2. Crimes using computer as tool and
3. Crimes using the computer for other purposes.
Crimes targeting the computer damage the computer, steals the valuable data , information stored in the system.
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