When Can The Police Freeze Bank Account In Relation To Cyber Financial Crimes?
- IJLLR Journal
- Mar 6
- 2 min read
Advocate Bharti Rao
Cybercrime is defined as any illegal action that involves the use of a computer, communication device, or computer network to carry out or facilitate a crime. However, it is not defined under any section in Information Technology Act (IT) of 2000. Further, there are various types of Cyber Crimes that entail utilizing computers to distribute malware, disseminate unlawful information, and execute other criminal activities. Some of them are listed below:
Credit card fraud or debit card fraud – credit card or debit card fraud involves the unauthorized use of someone else’s credit or debit card information to make purchases or withdraw funds.
Impersonation and identity theft - Impersonation occurs when a person pretends to be someone they are not. On the other hand, identity theft involves using found—or, in many cases, stolen—pieces of someone's identifying information to impersonate that individual.
Data breach – a data breach refers to an incident where unauthorized individuals gain access to and expose sensitive or confidential personal and corporate data.
Phishing - Phishing is a type of fraud that aims to steal personal information, including Customer ID, IPIN, credit or debit card numbers, card expiry dates, and CVV numbers. This is typically done through emails that look like they are from legitimate sources.
Cyber stalking – when someone uses the internet and other technologies to harass or stalk another person.
ATM Skimming ATM skimming is when hackers use devices to steal info from cards at ATMs. They put a sneaky device on the machine that secretly takes the card info and PIN when someone uses it.
Cyber bullying, etc. – bullying with the use of digital technologies, that takes place on social media, messaging platforms, gaming platforms and mobile phones.
