The technology has empowered overall development and growth in India. There has been a remarkable rise in the business sector in the recent period. With the outsourcing on the rise, many BPO’s, KPO’s, LPO’s are increasing in the country. The Gurgaon is considered to be BPO HUB of India. The IT sector has also been contributing to the country’s economy.
The information era has witnessed the development of technology at a rapid pace. The cyber crimes are also on a rise competing with the technology. The computer technology has created a revolution in the administration of nations. The various sectors are using these technologies for their business operations.
The Malaysia has recently been hit by a cyber-attack which has affected 51 websites including the government website. The attacks are reported to have started midnight infecting the websites of many departments including fire, emergency services, ministry and public transport. Some of the media websites also were unavailable and most of the services in these sites were disrupted.
Internet regulators Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) website has also been affected by the attack. The attackers had announced that the government portal would be attacked and have named the attack as “OPERATION MALAYSIA”.
It is reported that these attacks were executed in response to the protests against internet censorship. The tourism website was also affected; the attackers claim to have the details of more than 3,400 users and the details of 392 accounts were posted.
Many e-commerce websites were also brought down by this attack. The massive attack had a big impact on the Malaysian economic structure.
CYBER CROOKS ATTACK 51 MALAYSIAN WEBSITES INCLUDING GOVERNMENT PORTAL
The law enforcement in Romania has arrested 90 people recently, who are suspects of online frauds. They are suspected having connections with criminal gangs who have committed many electronic frauds. The criminal groups have been alleged of electronic fraud and website defacement. More than 1000 websites have been defaced by these groups in a short time span.
The advent of information technology in India has revolutionized various sectors. The internet has enabled the easy and convenient way of filing income tax returns. The Income Tax returns in India can be paid online through the website of Income Tax Authority. In recent times, the number of people paying IT returns online has increased drastically.
The cyber-attacks are posing a great threat to the world today. The impact of these attacks is massive not only in the nation attacked but also to the entire world. The rise in the use of internet and the internet has facilitated many cyber crimes. The technology enables the attackers to launch attacks from remote locations.
With the growing popularity of social networking sites, the computer criminals are targeting these sites for stealing of data. The criminals are making use of exploits in these websites by various tools. The loopholes in the security are the main attraction to the attackers. The concept of socialization over the internet is the latest trend in the world.
The banks in India are now realizing the adverse effects of cyber crimes. Particularly, with the e-banking services on the rise, the banks are taking all due diligence and prevention measures to prevent cyber-attacks. Many international laws are now been scanned by banks for compliance to various provisions including standards, measures.