Author(s): Asifa Hassan

Abstract: Today's digital world has taken on a parallel life and existence. The internet has spread like fungus to every part of the globe. In today's technologically advanced world, the globe is getting increasingly digitally sophisticated, so are crimes. Cybercrime is growing as a severe menace to humanity. Cybercrime is the most recent and may be the most complex problem in the cyber world, consisting of a variety of illicit digital behaviours directed at an individual, an organisation, or a government in order to inflict harm. The word ‘cybercrime’ refers to a wide range of attack tactics, which can vary from minor website defacements to serious actionssuch as service interruptions that affect company and income. Protection from cybercrimeis criticalto a country's social, cultural, and security aspects. Legal measures are critical to preventing and combatting cybercrime.India passed the Inform- ation Technology Act in 2000 [12], which was significantly ammended in 2008 to provide more robust and strict legislation, as well as essential technological and operational counter- measures.The evolving nature of cybercrime has presented new issues to the judicial system across the world, including India. This paper is an attempt to provide a glimpse on cybercrimes, emerging trends, technologies and the relevant legal aspects in India.

DOI: 10.22271/27899497.2025.v5.i1c.138

Pages: 212-217 | Views: 2450 | Downloads: 1969

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