After practicals, Atharv left the computer laboratory but forgot to sign off from his email account. Later, his classmate Revaan started using the same computer. He is now logged in as Atharv. He sends inflammatory email messages to few of his classmates using Atharv's email account. Revaan's activity is an example of which of the following cyber crime? Justify your answer. a) Hacking b) Identity theft c) Cyber bullying d) Plagiarism
Question
After practicals, Atharv left the computer laboratory but forgot to sign off from his email account. Later, his classmate Revaan started using the same computer. He is now logged in as Atharv. He sends inflammatory email messages to few of his classmates using Atharv's email account. Revaan's activity is an example of which of the following cyber crime? Justify your answer.
a) Hacking
b) Identity theft
c) Cyber bullying
d) Plagiarism
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Revaan's activity is an example of b) Identity theft.
Justification:
Identity theft involves the unauthorized use of someone else's identity, typically for fraudulent activities. In this case, Revaan is using Atharv's email account without permission, effectively impersonating Atharv to send inflammatory emails. This misuse of Atharv's identity to send messages constitutes identity theft.
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