Question

One morning, scientists at an atomic research centre found a rude-nuclear message splashed across their computer screens. Someone had breached the atomic research centre's advanced security system and sensitive. mail. What offence has been committed in the atomic research centre?

• A. Passing off
• B. Hacking
• C. Breach of security
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Hacking

• As per the definition of hacking provided under the IT Act, 2000, Whoever with the intent to cause or knowing that he is likely to cause wrongful loss or damage to the public or any person destroys or deletes or alters any information residing in a computer resource or diminishes its value or utility or affects it injuriously by any means, commits hack.
• In the present case, the computer has been hacked by altering the information and breach of internet security of the atomic research centre has been done which comes under the defintion of hacking as it is diminishing the value and utility of the computer research.
• Whoever commits hacking shall be punished with imprisonment up to three years, or with fine which may extend upto two lakh rupees, or with both.