Types of Cyber Crime against an Individual

Lecture by Mr. Roshan D Souza
Assistant Professor, Department of Criminology and Forensic Science, School of Social Work, Roshni Nilaya
Cyber-crime continues to rise in scale and complexity, affecting essential services, businesses, and private individuals alike.
Cyber-crime costs them billions of pounds, causes untold damage, and threatens national security. In many countries, the explosion in global connectivity has come at a time of economic and demographic transformations, with rising income disparities, tightened private sector spending, and reduced financial liquidity.
At the global level, law enforcement respondents to the study perceive increasing levels of cybercrime, as both individuals and organised criminal groups exploit new criminal opportunities, driven by profit and personal gain.
The internet has become an essential component of our everyday life. It has established itself as a strong platform that has transformed business, commerce, and the way we communicate with friends. The fast expansion of this information highway has also resulted in new types of Cyber-crime against the individual. Offences against computer data and systems, computer-related forgeries, and fraud have all been labelled as cybercrime against the individual.