All of the modern
meanings seem to be rooted in its widespread use as
slang throughout the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (MIT), starting in the 1960s.
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Refers to material
depicting children being sexually abused, in a state
of undress, engaged in erotic poses or sexual
activity.
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Cyber
Stalking can be defined as the repeated acts
harassment or threatening behavior of the cyber
criminal towards the victim by using internet
services. Stalking in General terms can be referred
to as the repeated acts of harassment targeting the
victim such as following the victim, making
harassing phone calls, killing the victims pet,
vandalizing victims property, leaving written
messages or objects. Stalking may be followed by
serious violent acts such as physical harm to the
victim and the same has to be treated and viewed
seriously. It all depends on the course of conduct
of the stalker.
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This
is an act by the criminal, who floods the bandwidth
of the victim’s network or fills his e-mail box
with spam mail depriving him of the services he is
entitled to access or provide
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Malicious software that attaches itself to other
software. (virus, worms, Trojan Horse, Time bomb,
Logic Bomb, Rabbit and Bacterium are the malicious
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Theft
of software through the illegal copying of genuine
programs or the counterfeiting and distribution of
products intended to pass for the original.
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Internet Relay Chat (IRC) servers have chat rooms in
which people from anywhere the world can come
together and chat with each other.
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The
unauthorized and illegal use of a credit card to
purchase property.
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Copying the company’s confidential data in order
to extort said company for huge amount
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The
act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming
to be an established legitimate enterprise in an
attempt to scam the user into surrendering private
information that will be used for identity theft.
The e-mail directs the user to visit a Web site
where they are asked to update personal information,
such as passwords and credit card, social security,
and bank account numbers, that the legitimate
organization already has.
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