Cyber Theft – A Serious Concern In India

Cybercrime is one of the most crucial problems faced by the countries across the globe these days. It includes unauthorized access of information and break security like privacy, password, etc. of any person with the use of internet. Cyber theft is a part of cybercrime which means theft carried out by means of computers or the Internet.

The most common types of cyber theft include identity theft, password theft, theft of information, internet time thefts etc.

Identity Theft

Identity theft pertains to illegally obtaining of someone's personal information which defines one's identity for economic benefit. It is the commonest form of cyber theft. Identity theft can take place whether the fraud victim is alive or deceased. Creating a fake account or impersonation by creating multiple email-ids has become quite common and has resulted in commission of fraud in order to obtain any such information which can be used by cyber criminals to take over the victim's identity