Introduction to ArtificiaI Intelligence in Higher Education
Cyber Security & Crime In Bangladesh
1. CYBERCRiME
AND IT’s IMPACT iN
BANGLADESH
PRESENT BY,
Md. Abdur Rahman
15237202054
Dept of CSE
The People’s University of Bangladesh (PUB)
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2. TABLE OF CONTENTs
o ABSTRACT
o PROFILE OF CYBER CRIMINALS
o CYBERCRIME
o CYBERCRIMES IN TWO WAYS BASED ON USE OF COMPUTER
o TYPES OF CYBERCRIME
o BROAD CLASSIFICATION
o MISUSE OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES
o REASONS OF CYBERCRIME
o INTRODUCTION
o IMPACT OF CYBERCRIME
o LEGAL RESPONSE TO CYBERCRIME IN BANGLADESH
o CYBER TRIBUNAL
o CONCLUSION
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3. ABSTRACT
o Cyber and technology related crime is gradually increasing in Bangladesh. It has already
been seen that a glomming threat becomes visible in the arena of information technology.
Recently the hacking of RAB website and e-mail threats of former prime minister is
example for few of them.
o In the Information and Communication Technology Act-2006 and ICT Act-2013 there are
several clauses against cybercrime. But this Information and Communication Technology
act is not the concrete one.
o So, considering these facts a comprehensive Cybercrime Protection Act should be
imposed. This presentation will focus on the impacts of cybercrime in Bangladesh.
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4. INTRODUCTiON
o Cyber-crime has had a short but highly eventful history. The past recorded cybercrime
took place in the year 1820!
o In our daily life, economic activities, and national security highly depend on stability,
safety of our cyberspace. A network brings communications and transports, power to our
homes, run our economy, and provide government various services.
But . . . .
“Ever since men began to modify their lives by using technology they
have found themselves in a series of technological traps”
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5. CYBERCRiME
o In General, Cybercrime may be said to be those
offences, of which, genus is the conventional
Crime, and where either the computer is an object
or subject of the conduct online crime.
“Any criminal activity that uses a computer
either an instrumentality, target or a means
for further crimes comes within the ambit of
cybercrime”.
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6. o THE COMPUTER AS A TARGET
Using a computer to attack other computers.
E.g. Hacking, Virus/Worm attacks, DOS attack etc.
o THE COMPUTER AS A WEAPON
Using a computer to commit real world crimes.
E.g. Cyber Terrorism, Credit card frauds, Pornography etc.
CYBERCRiMES
IN TWO WAYs BASED ON
USE OF COMPUTER . .
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7. TYPEs OF CYBERCRiME
o Cybercrime may be committed by creating or releasing a malicious computer
program. (E.g. computer virus, Trojan horse).
o Cybercrime may be committed by stalking in cyberspace.
o THERE ARE THREE MAJOR CLASSES OF CRIMINAL
ACTIVITIES WITH COMPUTERS
o Unauthorized use of a computer.
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8. BROAD CLASSiFICATiON
THE SUBJECT OF CYBER-CRIME MAY BE BROADLY CLASSIFIED INTO
THREE GROUPS. THEY ARE . . .
o AGAINST INDIVIDUALS
A. Person &
B. Property of an individual
o AGAINST ORGANIZATION
A. Government.
B. Firm, Company, Group of Individuals.
o AGAINST SOCIETY AT LARGE
A. Polluting the youth through indecent exposure.
B. Pornography
C. Financial crimes.
D. Sale of illegal articles, Online gambling, ETC.
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9. o UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS & HACKING
o VIRUS DISSEMINATION
o SOFTWARE PIRACY
o CREDIT CARD FRAUD
MiSUSE OF
INFORMATiON TECHNOLOGiEs
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10. o SALE OF ILLEGAL ARTICLES
o EMAIL BOMBING
o EMAIL SPOOFING
o TROJAN ATTACK
o SALAMI ATTACKS
o CYBER DEFORMATION, CYBER STALKING,EMAIL
SPAMMING, PORNOGRAPHY, ETC.
MiSUSE OF
INFORMATiON TECHNOLOGiEs
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11. REASONs
OF CYBERCRiME
o LACK OF EVIDENCE
o EASY TO ACCESS
o COMPLEX
o NEGLIGENCE
o CAPACITY TO STORE DATA IN SMALL SPACE
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12. o Organized hackers these kinds of hackers are mostly organized
together to fulfill certain objective.
o Professional hackers / crackers their work is motivated by the
color of money.
o Discontented employees.
PROFiLE OF CYBER CRiMINALS
o Cyber criminals is constitute of various groups/ category. This division may be justified
on the basis of the object that they have in their mind. The following are the category of
cyber criminals . . .
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13. IMPACT
OF CYBERCRiME
o Cybercrimes committed against people include various
crimes like transmission of child pornography and
harassment through e-mail. The trafficking, distribution
and posting of offensive material including pornography
one of the most spreading cybercrimes known today.
o Cybercrime has already become a going concern in both
private as well as public sector in Bangladesh. Due to
unauthorized access to the system, company loses huge
confidential information which caused a large amount of
financial lose.
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14. LEGAL RESPONSE
TO CYBERCRiME
IN BANGLADESH
o In order to safe e-commerce and encourage the growth of
information technology, the ICT Act, 2006 was passed
making provisions with a maximum punishment of 10
years imprisonment or fine up to taka 10 million or with
both. However, recently our Parliament approved the ICT
Act 2006, raising penalties for cybercrimes setting a
minimum of 7 years imprisonment and a maximum of 14
years or a fine of Tk. 1 core or both.
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15. CYBER TRiBUNAL
o According to section 68 of the Information and
Communication Technology Act, 2006 for the speedy and
effective disposal of cases under this Act, Government shall
establish one or more cyber tribunal. The tribunal shall try
only the offences under this Act and the Government shall
determine the local jurisdiction of the tribunal. In
consultation with the Supreme Court, Government shall
appoint on Sessions Judge or Additional Sessions Judge as a
judge of Cyber Tribunal.
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16. CONCLUSiON
Basically, small scale cyber crime occurs in our country . But extensive use of
computer and information technology by the financial institutions like bank,
insurance company, and other non-government organizations and individual as
well, increase the fear of commission of cybercrime. So we have to alert about
the potential threat of cybercrime.
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