Cyber crime broadly describes criminal activity where computers or networks are used as tools, targets, or places of criminal activity. This includes hacking, denial of service attacks, and using computers to enable traditional crimes. Cyber crimes under the IT Act include destroying or altering information in a computer resource, stealing or altering computer source code with intent to cause damage, which are punishable by up to 3 years in prison or a fine of 500,000 rupees, or both. Common cyber crimes discussed include hacking, cyber squatting, vishing (voice phishing), phishing, and cyber stalking. Antivirus software, firewalls, cryptography, cyber ethics and laws can help reduce cyber crimes, but continued website hacks and