Internet crime is any crime or illegal online activity committed on the Internet, through the Internet or using the Internet. The widespread Internet crime phenomenon encompasses multiple global levels of legislation and oversight. In the demanding and continuously changing IT field, security experts are committed to combating Internet crime through preventative technologies, such as intrusion detection networks and packet sniffers.
Internet crime is a strong branch of cybercrime. Identity theft, Internet scams and cyberstalking are the primary types of Internet crime. Because Internet crimes usually engage people from various geographic areas, finding and penalizing guilty participants is complicated. (https://www.techopedia.com/definition/26587/internet-crime)
Common Internet crimes nowadays:
- Phishing Scams- They are designed to trick people into giving up personal information or clicking on a malicious link that downloads malware.
- Website spoofing– when a website is designed to look like a real one and deceive you into believing it is a legitimate site.
- Ransomware– this involves the encryption of company data.
- Malware– specifically designed to gain access to or damage a computer.
- IOT Hacking
(https://www.bluevoyant.com/blog/top-5-cybercrimes-and-prevention-tips)
The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, officially recorded as Republic Act No. 10175 is a law that was approved on September 12, 2012. It aims to address legal issues concerning online interactions ad the internet in the Philippines. It includes different crimes in internet including cybersquatting, cybersex, child pornography, identity theft, illegal access to data and libel. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybercrime_Prevention_Act_of_2012)
read more : https://digitalfilipino.com/introduction-cybercrime-prevention-act-republic-act-10175/
Punishments:
Section 8. Penalties. — Any person found guilty of any of the punishable acts enumerated in Sections 4(a) and 4(b) of this Act shall be punished with imprisonment of prision mayor or a fine of at least Two hundred thousand pesos (PhP200,000.00) up to a maximum amount commensurate to the damage incurred or both.
OPINION:
I am in favor of these punishments. People need to be familiar with laws and punishments these are made for people to follow and to lessen criminality rates in the Philippines. Some people suffer for the laws they violeted so these people are need to suffer the respective punishment. I just hope the people who will regulate the punishments did punish them fairly.
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