Scourge of cyber fraud during Covid-19: Challenges and resolutions
By: Saxena, Nidhi and Mayank, Veer
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BookPublisher: The Indian Police Journal Description: 68(1), Jan-Mar, 2021: p.85-108.Subject(s): Cyber fraud, Cyber scam, Phishing, Cyber fraudster, Financial transactions
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The Indian Police JournalSummary: This increased use of the internet, has made life easier but on the other hand has simultaneously led to an increased threat of online crimes in particular cyber fraud. The paper analyzes the existing applicable Indian laws on cyber fraud cases while focusing on the numerous challenges that regulatory structures of the State are facing today. It also refers to efforts of the global body with regional efforts introduced to equip the region with advanced information technology and measures taken to control cyber security issues, fraudulent etc. activities on the internet. The research paper is based on two propositions: one, the specific roles and responsibilities of individuals; banking institutions. The Police and the government have to be reassessed and redefined. The roles of these individuals and organisations have evolved over a period of time and are generally well defined in the context of the existing societal norms and practices. However, they need to be redefined and contextualised in the emerging norms of an interconnected and cyber capable society. The second is the rules and procedures of cyber law enforcement have to be defined and polished because cybercriminals could range from an individual who is a child or novice to a well-accomplished software expert. Similarly a cybercriminal could be anyone who doesn’t understand the intricacies of the cyber domain to someone who creates such a cyber domain. This paper looks at the laws to regulate cyber crimes and attempts to offer suggestions for modifying these laws for addressing the emerging challenges. – Reproduced
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This increased use of the internet, has made life easier but on the other hand has simultaneously led to an increased threat of online crimes in particular cyber fraud. The paper analyzes the existing applicable Indian laws on cyber fraud cases while focusing on the numerous challenges that regulatory structures of the State are facing today. It also refers to efforts of the global body with regional efforts introduced to equip the region with advanced information technology and measures taken to control cyber security issues, fraudulent etc. activities on the internet. The research paper is based on two propositions: one, the specific roles and responsibilities of individuals; banking institutions. The Police and the government have to be reassessed and redefined. The roles of these individuals and organisations have evolved over a period of time and are generally well defined in the context of the existing societal norms and practices. However, they need to be redefined and contextualised in the emerging norms of an interconnected and cyber capable society. The second is the rules and procedures of cyber law enforcement have to be defined and polished because cybercriminals could range from an individual who is a child or novice to a well-accomplished software expert. Similarly a cybercriminal could be anyone who doesn’t understand the intricacies of the cyber domain to someone who creates such a cyber domain. This paper looks at the laws to regulate cyber crimes and attempts to offer suggestions for modifying these laws for addressing the emerging challenges. – Reproduced
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