LESSON 9

The Disadvantages of ICT

• Cybercrimes

• Combatting cybercrimes
At the end of this lesson, the students should be
able to:

1. understand the several problems ICT has created in

their generation; and

2. write a reflective essay on how ICT can change the

world for better or for worse.
 Cybercrimes

Cybercrimes are illegal acts

done through the use of the
Internet.
 In 2012, Stephen Nale
(Complex.com) posted a list of ten
most common Internet cybercrimes
as follows:
1. Phishing/Spoofing – the act of
sending multiple emails to multiple
users in hopes of having a number of
them clicking on the links or malwares
attached to the email.
 VIDEO
PRESENTATION
TV Patrol: Janella Salvador, nawalan
ng P100,000 sa 'phishing'
ABS-CBN News

https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1j6lU-Ae
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2. Blackmail/Extortion – the act of
using the Internet to threaten or
damage someone’s reputation to
extort money or anything else of
value. This can be avoided if you are
aware of what you should post on the
Internet.
3. Accessing Stored Communications – or
Hacking; the act of obtaining unauthorized
access to data from a computer network.
UK Phone Hacking
Scandal (2011)
UK Phone Hacking
Scandal (2011)
UK Phone Hacking
Scandal (2011)
4. Sports Betting – the act of wagering on
any sports event over the Internet. In some
countries, gambling (including sports betting)
is illegal even if you are doing it over the
Internet.
5. Non-Delivery of Merchandise – the
act of devising a scheme wherein a
culprit posts an item or service for sale
over the Internet and once the
transactions have been done, does not
really give the item or service.
6. Electronic Harassment – the act
of anonymously using the Internet to
harass, abuse, threaten, or annoy
other people.
Cyberbullying
7. Child Pornography – the act of using the Internet
to show child pornography. This act is highly
punishable by law.
8. Drug Trafficking – the act of selling illegal substances
using the Internet.
9. Criminal Copyright Infringement – the
act of piracy mainly for financial gain. In late
2014, the number one pirate website,
ThePirateBay, was raided for the second time
due to years of pirating movies, music,
games, books, and other software. These
kinds of websites earn money through
advertising.
 VIDEO
PRESENTATION
'Each time police shut Pirate Bay
down, we will multiply other servers'
RT
https://
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUtp4_B
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 Top Cybercrimes
1. Phishing/spoofing
2. Blackmail/extortion
3. Accessing stored information/Hacking
4. Sports betting
5. Non delivery of merchandise
6. Electronic harassment
7. Child pornography
8. Drug trafficking
9. Criminal copyright infringement
 Combatting Cybercrimes
1. Network Security. Before a hacker can get through the
unauthorized files he or she is targeting, the hacker has to
get through several security measures like firewalls, secure
connections, passwords, anti-malwares, and data
encryptions.
2. Investigation. URL tracing and logging are used by
websites to track your unique IP addresses. This can be used
by investigators to trace hackers. In piracy, trackers are used
to identify IP addresses currently sharing a pirated file.
3. Penalties. More and more laws are being created and
implemented today. Penalties include both a fine and
imprisonment.
 NEXT MEETING

Short quiz
ICT Project Publication & Statistics
 FINAL PROJECT

Discuss the final project.

Final project deadline is during final

exams week.