Cyber Crime History (1820) to Today's enforcement law’s (2013)

Cyber crime has shown a serious threat to society since many decades. We will not believe the first cyber crime recorded in late 1820.Yes, it's a shocking fact!!!

Abacus, which is thought to be the earliest form of a computer, has been around since 3500 B.C. in India, Japan, and China. Joseph-Marie Jacquard, a textile manufacturer in France, produced the loom. This device allowed the repetition of a series of steps in the weaving of special fabrics. This resulted in a fear amongst Jacquard's employees that their traditional employment and livelihood were being threatened. They committed acts of sabotage to discourage Jacquard from further use of the new technology.

Now, Technology has transverse  to many folds from standalone computers to messed network(like personal area network (PAN),local area network (LAN),home area network (HAN), storage area network (SAN),campus area network (CAN),Backbone network, Metropolitan area network (MAN), wide area network (WAN), virtual private network (VPN)) and etc. with different Technology modes.

To manage and maintain confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability of such complex system, a CyberLAW has to be enforced to minimize the challenges in the legal world. The disputes arise for any challenges, whether Statutory or otherwise, are terms as "CyberLAW".European Union, USA, United Nations Commission On International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) have already framed important laws to regulate cyberspace. In India, Information Technology Act (ITA) is also based on the UNCITRAL model, all cyber laws are contained in Information Technology Act, 2000.

The below list provide high-level analysis pertaining on Cyber Crime as associated IT LAW.

Cyber Crime	Brief Description(Example)	Relevant Section in IT Act	Punishments
Cyber Stalking	Stealthily or harass  a person or a group,  false accusations  identity theft(tracking his chat)	43,65,66	3 years, or with fine up to 2 lakh
Cyber Pornography including Child Pornography	Publishing Obscene in Electronic Form involving children	67,67(2)	10 years and with fine may extend to 10 lakh
Intellectual Property Crimes	Source Code Tampering, Piracy, Copyright infringement etc.	65	3 years, or with fine up to 2 lakh
Cyber Terrorism	Protection against Cyber Terrorism	69	Imprisonment for a term, may extend to 7 years
Cyber Hacking	Destruction, Deletion, Alteration etc.	66	3 years, or with fine up to 2 lakh
Phishing	Banking Financial Frauds	43,65,66	3 years, or with fine up to 2 lakh