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Synopsis As a saying in criminology goes—a crime will happen when and only when the opportunity avails itself. The internet has opened up a whole new virtual heaven for the people both good & bad, clever and na?ve to interact with lot of diverse cultures and sub-cultures, geography & demographics being no bar. The very same virtues of internet when gone in wrong hands or when exploited by people with dirty minds & malicious intentions make it a virtual hell. Stories of copyright theft, hacking & cracking virus attacks & plain hoaxes—started sweeping in with the growth of the medium. The book covers in all its four volumes, the complete scenario of the internet crimes, their magnitude and nature and studies the people who are responsible for it. The book also takes a comprehensive view of the governmental efforts being done in India & abroad to stop such crimes and looks closely on their success & failures.