Botnets are networks from compromised computers that are controlled externally by remote hackers. The remote hackers then send spam or attack other computers through these botnets. Botnets can also be used to act as malware and perform malicious tasks.
Published in Chapter:
The Vulnerability of Children in Cyberspace
Vibhuti Nakta (Panjab University, India) and Ekta Sood (HIMCAPES College of Law, India)
Copyright: © 2022
|Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-8641-9.ch019
Abstract
The internet is a tremendous tool. It allows users to chat, read, play, and be entertained while viewing content from around the world. It's vibrant, diverse, and provides instant access to knowledge on any topic. Although the internet has many advantages, it still has some drawbacks. The internet can be a dangerous place for anyone, but children and teenagers are particularly at risk. Online dangers can have severe, expensive, and even tragic consequences, ranging from cyber bullies to social media posts that can come back to haunt them later in life. Children can unintentionally expose their families to cyber attacks by downloading malware that gives cyber criminals access to their parents' bank accounts or other sensitive information. The internet can be a dangerous place for children due to cyberbullying, sexual communication, identity theft, scams, and exposure to adult content. The chapter is an attempt to view in detail the possible menace of cyber crime, its types, and the national and international conventions and legislations on the same.