Cyber crime is an area of growing legal complexity. Our team of cyber crime lawyers have vast experience of the law in this area of cyber crime.
Cyber Crime is any criminal activity carried out using computers and/or the internet and covers much more than many realise. In essence, it falls into two broad categories:
- Offences where a computer is the object of the activity. These include such activity as hacking, phishing, spamming, deployment of viruses and denial of service attacks.
- Offences where a computer is the tool by which the activity is carried out. Many substantive offences are unrelated to computers or the internet but technology is being used in their commission. Obvious examples include fraud, possession / dissemination of indecent images of children, identity theft, illegal downloads, cyber stalking, and hate crimes.
Our cyber crime lawyers can advise on:
- Cyber stalking, harassment and malicious communications
- Possession / downloading of indecent images of children
- Cyber fraud and theft offences
- Offences under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Cyber fraud comes in many forms including:
- Identity theft: fraudsters steal your identity and pretend to be you.
- Hacking: when cyber criminals hack, it means they gain unauthorised access to your computer or system to install malware or to steal information.
- Malware: malware is an umbrella term for all malicious software including spyware, viruses, trojans and worms. Ransomware is a cruel form of malware as attackers lock down your computer until a ransom is paid.
- Phishing: the most common type of digital fraud, phishing involves cyber criminals tricking you into revealing sensitive information or paying a large sum of money to a fake business contact.
- Vishing or voice phishing: fraudsters call you up to check a few things with you, such as a recent bank transaction. In some cases, fraudsters ask you to call a number allegedly belonging to a bank or a service provider.
Cyber fraud is prevalent because fraudsters know that it is relatively easy to trick business leaders and employees into clicking on a link or answering a few questions to give them what they need to penetrate your systems or bank accounts. In addition to that, many companies still do not invest enough in IT and staff, leading to weaker controls and more opportunities for fraudsters.
Cyber fraud comes in many forms and is only limited by the human imagination. In online banking fraud, assets are transferred from an individual’s bank account dishonestly and without their consent. A fraudster may claim to be the account holder and contact the bank, requesting payment to a third party account without the account holder’s knowledge or permission. Another common form of online fraud is phishing, which takes the form of emails which appear genuine and which attempt to persuade the victim to divulge sensitive or personal data such as passwords.
To know more about the services or related assistance, you can talk to one of our cyber crime lawyer by calling +91 766 9192 999. You can also fill in our Contact form to request a call back at your convenience.