Слайд 1Legal aspects of Handling Cyber Frauds
IT ACT
LEGAL
LAW
LIABILITY
Слайд 2What is a Cyber Crime?
An unlawful act wherein the “Cyberspace” is
used either as:-
a tool or
a target or
both
Слайд 8Virtual World Population
Explosion : 1 Billion
Leading to Changing Face of
Слайд 91 Dirty SMS = 3 Years of Jail
Case Study 1
WHY
r u sending me DIRTY SMS ?
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Don’t lie UR cell no has flashed on my screen
SORRY !!! But I don’t know you.
You are lying!!!
Слайд 10Threatening email was sent from this cyber café.
POLICE
Cyber Café has
100 machines & so many customers.
HOW do I Investigate. ?
1 Threatening Email = 3 Years of Jail
Case Study 2
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Accounting Software worth crores is stolen.
Interested in buying Accounting Software at
a cheap cost ?
Call 100-999-9999-22
Location :India
SALE!! SALE !! SALE!!
Accounting Software
Location: Finland
Case Study 3
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Case Study 4
Stake Holders
Fake complaint via E-mail
Employee upset with
management
Demand
an Immediate
Explanation ?????
Disgruntled
Employee
Слайд 13Case Study 5
LOSS LOSS LOSS ?????
I am losing all my
tenders.
SERVER
Data
01001 011011 11000…..
CRIME SERVER
Scenario at the office
Слайд 14Where is the
evidence ?
Mobile Tower / Phones
Finland OR Indian Server
Cloud
Internet
How
to Investigate ?
Employees / People
How to PROVE the CRIME?
How to decipher 010101 ?
Can I submit the media in Court ?
VEXING Questions
Слайд 15Forensics is the process of using scientific knowledge for collecting, analyzing,
and presenting evidence to the courts. (The word forensics means “to bring to the court.” )
Computer Forensics as the discipline that combines elements of law and computer science to collect and analyze data from computer systems, networks, wireless communications, and storage devices in a way that is admissible as evidence in a court of law.
Source : http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/forensics.pdf
Forensics & Computer Forensics
Слайд 16Digital Evidence
Digital evidence is information and data of value to an
investigation that is stored on, received, or transmitted by an electronic device. This evidence is acquired when data or electronic devices are seized and secured for examination.
Sample illustration
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May be found in:
Can be hidden in:
Can relate to :
Digital Evidence
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Office Setup
Cyber Cafe
Home PC
Scene of Acquisition
Слайд 19Computer Forensics process would involve…..
Forensic analysis of
digital information
Identifying network computer
intrusion evidence
Identifying & examining
malicious files.
Employing techniques to
crack file & system passwords.
Detecting
steganography
Recovering deleted,
fragmented & corrupted data
Maintaining evidence
custody procedures
Courtroom Presentation
Слайд 20Steps in Computer Forensics
Identification of Digital Evidence
Acquisition of Media
Forensic Analysis of
Media
Documentation & Reporting
Слайд 21THE A TEAM
Domain Expert
Computer Forensics expert
Forensics Accounting expert
Software expert
Lawyer
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Acquisition of Media
Authenticate the confiscated media
Hash value of the
suspect media
Hash value of the cloned image file
If acquisition hash equals verification hash, image is authentic.
SHA 1/256
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Documentation & Reporting
Broad outline of Computer Forensic Report
Introduction to the case
Background
of the issue
Details of forensic analysis carried out
Certification
Слайд 25Evidence Forms
A detailed sheet about each evidence item
Item serial number
Item detailed
description
Type
Make
Model
Date and time collected
Notes
Any serial numbers, labels
Слайд 26Chain of Custody
The movement and location of physical evidence from the
time it is obtained until the time it is presented in court
Logs all evidence moves
HANDED BY
HANDED TO
DATE & TIME
Item serial number
Reason
Слайд 27Creating an Image of Media
Image is a bit-for-bit copy of the
original
If a disk has 5000 sectors, then the image created will have an exact copy of all 5000 sectors in the same order
Media (evidence) must be protected from accidental writes / alterations
Hard disk (media)
Write-blocker Device
Imaging workstation
Слайд 28Write blockers & alternatives
Write-blocker is a device that sits in between
the computer and the media
Blocks all write commands
Lets through all read commands
Prevents accidental alteration / deletion / addition or data
Alternatives include using a forensic live boot CD or a drive duplicator
Слайд 29Indian Evidence Act
Sec. 3 (a) – Scope of definition of evidence
expanded to include electronic records
Слайд 30Sec. 65B - Admissibility of electronic records
The person owning or in-charge
of the computer from which the evidence is taken has to give certificate as to the genuineness of electronic record.
INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT
Слайд 31Sec. 88A - Presumption as to electronic messages
The Court may presume
that an electronic message forwarded by the originator through an electronic mail server to the addressee to whom the message purports to be addressed corresponds with the message as fed into his computer for transmission; but the Court shall not make any presumption as to the person by whom such message was sent.
INDIAN EVIDENCE ACT
Слайд 32The Information Technology Act
Sec. 79A - Central Government to notify Examiner
of Electronic Evidence
The Central Government may, for the purposes of providing expert opinion on electronic evidence before any court or other authority specify, by notification in the Official Gazette, any Department, body or agency of the Central Government or a State Government as an Examiner of Electronic Evidence
Слайд 34Section 43
Unauthorised Access
Remedy – Damages by the way of compensation
Amount –
Unlimited
What needs to be proved – Amount of damages suffered
Слайд 37Shri. Thomas Raju Vs
ICICI Bank
Case decided by – the Adjudicating
officer, Government of Tamilnadu
Petitioner suffered a loss of Rs. 1,62,800/- as a result of the phishing attack
Amount was supposed to have been transferred on the account of another customer of ICICI Bank
Petitioner claimed that he had suffered a loss due to unauthorised access to his account
Petitioner further claimed that he had suffered a loss as bank has failed to establish a due diligence and in providing adequate checks and safeguards to prevent unauthorised access into his account. Bank had also not adhered to the KYC norms given by the RBI.
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Section 66
Removal of definition of “hacking”
Section renamed as Computer related offences
All
the acts referred under Section 43, are covered u/Sec. 66 if they are done “dishonestly” or “fraudulently”
Слайд 39Section 43(A) – Compensation for failure to
protect data
If body corporate, possessing,
dealing or handling any sensitive personal data or information in a computer resource which it owns, controls or operates, is negligent in implementing and maintaining reasonable security practices and procedures and thereby causes wrongful loss or wrongful gain to any person
Liability – Damages by the way of Compensation
Слайд 40HSBC - Nadeem Kashmiri case
Based on complaints from customers - HSBC
carried internal investigation - registers case
Involvement of Call centre employee (Nadeem Kashmiri)
He was arrested U/Sec. 66 & 72
HSBC also sued Call centre for the loss
Слайд 42Issues
What is Sensitive Personal Information?
What are Reasonable Security Practices and Procedures?
Слайд 43SENSITIVE
PERSONAL
DATA OR INFORMATION
Rule 8 - Information Technology (Reasonable security practices
and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011.
Слайд 47Collection of Information
Rule 5 - IT (Reasonable security practices and procedures
and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011
Слайд 49Privacy and Disclosure of Information policy
Rule 4 - IT (Reasonable security
practices and procedures and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011
Слайд 51Disclosure
Rule 6 - IT (Reasonable security practices and procedures and sensitive
personal data or information) Rules, 2011
Слайд 52Transfer of information
Rule 7 - IT (Reasonable security practices and procedures
and sensitive personal data or information) Rules, 2011
Слайд 53Sec 72(A) (Criminal offence)
Punishment for Disclosure of information in breach of
lawful contract -
Knowingly or intentionally disclosing “Personal Information" in breach of lawful contract
Imprisonment up to 3 years or fine up to 5 lakh or with both (Cognizable but Bailable)
Слайд 55 Section 66 A
Sending of offensive or false messages
Covers
following sent by sms / email:-
grossly offensive messages
menacing messages
false information sent for causing annoyance, inconvenience, danger, obstruction, insult, injury, criminal intimidation, enmity, hatred or ill will..
phishing, email spoofing, Spam mails, Threat mails
Punishment – imprisonment upto 3 years and fine
Слайд 56Section 66 B
Dishonestly receiving stolen computer
resource or communication
device
Covers use of stolen Computers,
mobile phones, SIM Cards, etc
Punishment – imprisonment upto 3 years
and fine
Слайд 57Section 66 C
Identity theft
Fraudulently or dishonestly using someone else’s electronic signature,
password or any other unique identification feature
Punishment - imprisonment
upto 3 years and fine
Слайд 58Section 66 D
Cheating by Personation
Cheating by pretending to be some other
person
To create an e-mail account, Social networking a/c
on someone else's name
Punishment – imprisonment upto 3 years and fine
Слайд 59Investigation Powers
Section 78
Cyber crime cases can now be investigated by Inspector
rank police officers (PI)
Earlier such powers were with the “DYSP/ACP”
Слайд 60Sec. 79
Liability of Intermediary
Intermediary is not liable for any third
party information, data, or communication link made available or hosted by him –
if his function is limited to providing access to such link
the intermediary does not—
initiate the transmission,
select the receiver of the transmission, and
select or modify the information contained in the transmission;
Слайд 61Sec. 79
Liability of Intermediary
Observing due diligence –
The Information Technology (Intermediaries
guidelines) Rules, 2011
Слайд 62Compounding of Offences
Section 77 (A)
Compounding – “Out of court settlement”
Offences -
for
which less than three years imprisonment
has been provided and
Which are not committed against women or children
can be compounded