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प्रश्न
After practicals, Atharv left the computer laboratory but forgot to sign off from his email account. Later, his classmate Revaan started using the same computer. He is now logged in as Atharv. He sends inflammatory email messages to few of his classmates using Atharvs email account. Revaans activity is an example of which of the following cybercrime? Justify your answer.
पर्याय
Hacking
Identity theft
Cyber bullying
Plagiarism
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उत्तर
Identity theft
Explanation:
Getting another person's personal and financial information and using it to perpetrate fraud, including making unauthorised purchases or transactions, is the crime of identity theft.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Ms Raveena Sen is an IT expert and a freelancer. She recently used her skills to access the Admin password for the network server of Super Dooper Technology Ltd. and provided confidential data of the organization to its CEO, informing him about the vulnerability of their network security. Out of the following options (i) to (iv), which one most appropriately defines Ms Sen?
Justify the reason for your chosen option :
1) Hacker
2) Cracker
3) Operator
4) Network Admin
______ is the crime of obtaining the personal or financial information of another person for the sole purpose of assuming that person's name or identity to make transactions or use it to post inappropriate remarks, comments, etc.
______ is a term used to describe the legal issues related to using of communications technology, particularly "cyberspace", i.e. the Internet.
Match the following:
| Column A | Column B |
| Plagiarism | Fakers, by offering special rewards or money prizes asked for personal information, such as bank account information. |
| Hacking | Copy and paste information from the Internet into your report and then organize it. |
| Credit card fraud | The trail is created when a person uses the Internet. |
| Digital Foot Print | Breaking into computers to read private emails and other files. |
The school offers a wireless facility (wifi) to the Computer Science students of Class XI. For communication, the network security staff of the school has a registered URL schoolwifi.edu. On 17 September 2017, the following email was mass distributed to all the Computer Science students of Class XI. The email claimed that the password of the students was about to expire. Instructions were given to go to the URL to renew their password within 24 hours.
Do you find any discrepancy in this email?
The school offers a wireless facility (wifi) to the Computer Science students of Class XI. For communication, the network security staff of the school has a registered URL schoolwifi.edu. On 17 September 2017, the following email was mass distributed to all the Computer Science students of Class XI. The email claimed that the password of the students was about to expire. Instructions were given to go to the URL to renew their password within 24 hours.
What will happen if the student will click on the given URL?
The school offers a wireless facility (wifi) to the Computer Science students of Class XI. For communication, the network security staff of the school has a registered URL schoolwifi.edu. On 17 September 2017, the following email was mass distributed to all the Computer Science students of Class XI. The email claimed that the password of the students was about to expire. Instructions were given to go to the URL to renew their password within 24 hours.
Is email an example of cybercrime? If yes, then specify which type of cybercrime is it. Justify your answer.
Describe why it is important to secure your wireless router at home. Search the Internet to find the rules to create a reasonably secure password. Create an imaginary password for your home router. Will you share your password for the home router with the following people? Justify your answer.
- Parents
- Friends
- Neighbours
- Home Tutors
Cite examples depicting that you were a victim of the following cybercrime. Also, cite provisions in IT Act to deal with such a cybercrime.
Identity theft
Cite examples depicting that you were a victim of the following cybercrime. Also, cite provisions in IT Act to deal with such a cybercrime.
Credit card account theft
