Cyber Crime: A Threat to Indian Society

Abstract

Cyber crime is emerging as a serious threat to the Indian society as al social problem. Cyber crime as a means of offending operates in white collar crime, economic crime, intellectual property infringement, telecommunications crime and in the civil jurisdiction. The common feature is the use of information technology (computers) in their commission. At the national and international level governments, police departments and intelligence agencies are seriously thinking about how to check and control the growing menace of cyber crime in our society. Serious efforts are being planned to curb cross border cyber threats. Indian police has initiated special cyber cells across the country and have started educating and training the Police personnel. The present article is an attempt to provide a glimpse on cyber crime in India based on the latest Crime In India 2014 reports.