Question

Mr. Anek comes from a village that recently started seeing the digital revolution, and now the people of his village have access to the internet. They can shop online, make payments online, sell online and so on. Anek is also excited with these new changes. He ordered some items online and entered his bank card details on the webpage to make the payment.  But still after passing of the promised due date, he has not received his ordered items. There is no way to contact the company as phones are unreachable and emails are not being responded. He also noticed after some days that someone is sending emails on his behalf, using his personal data.

Based on the above information answer the following question: 

1. Mr. Anek is a victim of ______. 
2. Mr. Anek finds that his personal details are now leaked. This means his ______ is compromised.
3. While filling out details online, Mr. Anek should have checked ______ in the URL.
4. This type of incident will be recognized as a case of ______ (Specify the type of crime).

Answer 1

1. Mr. Anek is a victim of cybercrime/online fraud. 
2. Mr. Anek finds that his personal details are now leaked. This means his privacy is compromised.
3. While filling out details online, Mr. Anek should have checked https in the URL.
4. This type of incident will be recognized as a case of identity theft (specify the type of crime).