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Title of the Paper : Victimization of the vulnerable

Sub-Theme : Victims of cybercrimes.
Name of the Author(s) : Diwakar Adari, Bonam jaya mounika
Institution : Damodaram Sanjivayya National law University, Vishakhapatnam,
AP
EmailAddress : diwakar.adari@gmail.com
Postal Address : Plot No.23-86/6, Gandhinagar, Yellamanchilli, Visakhapatnam, Andhra
Pradesh 531055
Contact Number: 9948393520
Short-Bio : I am Diwakar.Adari, pursuing my 3nd year graduating degree in law at
Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University, Vishakhapatnam ,AP . I possess excellent
interpersonal skills which help me in procuring a wealth of information from various
sources. I would even describe myself as positive driven individual for the development of
the society .I look it as a duty not only because of people around but also to my career, to the
practice of law, and to the justice for all wellbeing and humanity.

ABSTRACT

With increasing demand and more than 2 billion increasing enrolled accounts, the world is
witnessing the tremendous rise in cyber-crime. Being a victim of online activities, fraud,
harassment or defamation, active Internet users are young age, groups. Presently, there is not
much data accessible on victim's approach of reasons for this crimes. Although computer
technology makes the life so fast and speedy, they are lobbed under the shadow of risk from
the cruel type of atrocity named as cybercrime. Young cybercrime victims are much likely
to be troubled about future victimization. Entire government administration and business
operations will mostly fail to function without computers. The growth of user-friendly,
economical and powerful computers has empowered many people to utilize them. Beside
this, most essentially, they depend on them as a part of their day to day life. As individuals,
government offices and businesses continue to depend on them increasingly, so will the
restriction of criminals of cyber offences will depend on appropriate survey of individuals
conduct and interpreting their effect over different sectors of communities.
In this paper, we discuss different sectors like consumer belief, socio-economical, sociopolitical, teenager, etc. Specifically highlights crime against women, as breach over women is
increasing in every field but effected through cyber-crimes could be the much frightening
experience. More specifically in our country, where the communities look downward upon
the females, and law havent taken necessary steps to identify cybercrimes. We aim to
recognize those reasons that may impose over women that badly affects her and will try to fill
the necessity for a better perception of cyber-crimes. This focal points that cyber criminals
have got outlets in the present surveillance system. We will also clearly examine the different
policies and laws to protect victims of cyber-crimes in various cases, such as IT Act (2000)
and recent amendments which are coming upon in Criminal Amendment Bill (2013). We will
even give in detail of various reputed cases in cybercrime.
We will focus even to recommend various alternatives to counter the rising cyber-crime in
India. In our concluding part, we will deal with important survey reports and gives a
methodical understandings and statistics of cyber atrocities.
INDEX TERMSCybercrime, women safety, teenager, Consumer trust, Socio-economy,
political-economy.