Abstract

The caselet traces the growth in cyber crime across the world. The attacks on government websites in India and the losses incurred by organizations due to Internet hacking are discussed. The caselet projects how online marketers are being affected by information diversion. It underlines the need for a comprehensive framework of laws across the globe to control crime in the world of bits and bytes.

Learning Objectives

The case is structured to achieve the following Learning Objectives:

• Growing Internet-related crimes throughout the world
• Losses due to cyber crimes and attacks on government websites
• Absence of a comprehensive framework of laws across the globe to prevent cyber crime.

Keywords

Internet and of computer technology, Hacking, Association Group Insurance Administrators (AGIA), Internet hackers, SQL Slammer worm, Blaster worm, Sobig. F virus, online marketers, viruses, denial-of-service attacks, intellectual property theft, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Ministry of External Affairs, Atomic Energy Research Board and All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, The Council of Europe, The Organization of American States, cyber law making agencies