70% Offences Inwards Uae Are Cyber Crimes !

Of all criminal offences committed inwards the United Arab Emirates ( UAE), a whopping lxx per centum are cyber crimes, a peak official has said. 

Cyber criminals are keeping upwards amongst novel developments inwards data technology, too brand the maximum role of whatsoever novel software or arrangement that comes amongst whatsoever safety gap or loophole, said Major Saeed Mohammad Al Hajeri, caput of the data applied scientific discipline law-breaking subdivision of Dubai Police. 

Saeed said this at a lecture titled "Procedures followed inwards investigating data applied scientific discipline crimes", delivered at the Institute of Training too Judicial Studies inwards Sharjah, the Gulf News reported. 

Among the well-nigh common cyber crimes is providing illegal VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) calls, which is the preferred method of communication for drug smugglers too human traffickers since these calls are difficult to trace, Saeed said. 

Hacking is simply about other illegal activity, too that includes breaking into websites of banks, companies too authorities departments equally good equally into private computers, he said, adding that such crimes bring move slow equally hacking programmes are easily available on the internet. 

Many criminals are instantly resorting to blackmail through the internet, he said. 

A criminal uses a safety loophole to hack into an individual's electronic mail too uses his or her personal data to either blackmail or distort their reputation. 

This is likewise done through social networking websites too forums. 

"A individual volition have an electronic mail or a telephone message informing them that they bring won a prize too inwards club to have it, they must transfer simply about money, or shipping telephone credit, to a sure enough line organization human relationship or telephone number. These crimes unremarkably involve a fraudster too a mule, who receives the coin from victims too transfers it to the fraudster," Saeed said. 

He cited a recent example where a fraudster prepare a faux infirmary website, copying all the data from a local hospital, too asked visitors to the website to donate coin for charity, which many people did. 


News Source : Om Rathore

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