The trend of cyber crime started with phone phreakers of the 1970’s. They just gain access to an organizations telephone switchboard and then make their own calls or even sell the call to other parties. They gain access either by impersonating a technician, by obtaining an employees access code or by using software on internet. Capturing calling card details, counterfeiting or illicit reprogramming of stored value telephone cards comprise some other form of service theft.

The technology has revolutionized the communication system which helps the public and private sectors in keeping their records as well as communicating. The spur in technology also enhances the possibilities of criminal activities as is evident from the increased number of drug trafficking, gambling, money laundering child pornography with the help innovative technology system. Child pornography is a bright example which is available across the nation and within fraction of time through internet. Though this crime is known to everyone and subjected to police investigation still it is working in various networks across nations.

Telecommunication piracy is another type of cyber crime which is on the rise. With the help of digital technology reproduction and dissemination of print, graphics, sound and multimedia combinations became easy. Money making by selling pirated material at low cost has tempted many towards this crime.

Objectionable contents exists in abundance in internet which includes

sexually explicit materials, racist propaganda and messages to harass, threaten someone are disseminated aplenty through internet. From obscene calls to cyber-stalking criminals has choose better ways of crime. Computer networks are also used for extortion. Electronic money laundering and tax evasion are one of such crimes that are being done with the help of emerging technologies. The evolution of e-commerce has helped the cause of criminals by various measures. As the world heavily relies on communication technology for data processing any damage to this system will lead to catastrophic consequences. Since most of countries use computers to store data about defence plans it is always possible that these plans could reach in the hands of terrorists.

Sales and investment frauds becomes more realistic as digital technology is used for electronic commerce. Bogus investment, deceptive charitable solicitations is increasingly common through internet. Fraudsters could now access to millions of victims through internet with little investment in a short time. The developments in telecommunications has create newer vulnerabilities such as industrial espionage to surveillance of an unfaithful spouse and the existing laws could do nothing more to control it. With the new technology electronic transfer has begun to increase and so the risk of interception and diversion of such transactions. These above type of computer related crimes are exclusive and might not occur everywhere but the possibilities are always there that they too get a quick getaway through telecommunication services.