Where the computer is a tool for an unlawful act:
This kind of activity usually involves a modification of a conventional crime by using computers. Some examples are:
Financial Crimes
Cyber pornography
Sale of illegal articles
Online gambling
Intellectual Property crimes
Email spoofing
Forgery
Cyber Defamation
Cyber stalking
Where the computer is the target for an unlawful act:
It may be noted that in these activities the computer may also be a tool. This kind of activity usually involves sophisticated crimes usually out of the purview of conventional criminal law. Some examples are:
Unauthorized access to computer systems or networks
Theft of information contained in electric form
Email bombing
Data diddling
Salami attacks
Denial of Service attack
Virus / Worm attacks
Logic bombs
Trojan attacks
Internet time thefts
Web jacking
Theft of Computer system
Physically damaging a computer system
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