Leveraging Cybersecurity in the Context of Digital Arrest, Fraud, and Identity Theft: An Ethico-Legal Perspective

Title

Leveraging Cybersecurity in the Context of Digital Arrest, Fraud, and Identity Theft: An Ethico-Legal Perspective

Creator

Joseph, Jipson

Description

The cyber world is becoming increasingly complex due to the diverse nature of cybercrimes. Although crimes like fraud, harassment, and identity theft exist in both the cyber and physical worlds, their magnitude is unpredictably high in the cyber world. However, digital arrest fraud is unique to cyberspace. Digital arrest fraud and identity theft are the top-listed cybercrimes, causing unimaginable monetary loss, anxiety, depression, fear, and isolation among the victims. The current cybersecurity measures and tools, as well as the legal and ethical framework, fail to address the evolving nature of cybercrimes. Such a scenario demands more collaborative efforts and a renewed approach to ensure global cybersecurity. From this perspective, this chapter critically examines the evolving nature of cybercrimes and the available legal and ethical framework to underline the importance of leveraging cybersecurity through some required changes in the ethico-legal landscape. It argues for a globally accepted regulatory system and international cooperation to ensure cybersecurity. Copyright 2026, IGI Global Scientific Publishing.

Source

Combatting Digital Arrest Fraud and Identity Theft With AI and Decision Support Systems;pp.91-117

Date

01-01-2026

Publisher

IGI Global Scientific Publishing

Coverage

Joseph J., Christ University, India

Rights

Restricted Access; Hardcopy may be available in the library

Relation

ISBN: 979-833734151-4; 979-833734149-1; 979-833734150-7;

Format

online

Language

English

Type

Book chapter

Identifier

https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3373-4149-1.ch004

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