Mr. Mysterious used to chat on internet under the name of Mrs. Ritu. He also her landline telephone number for further for chatting. Ms. Ritu was a senior executive of the credit rating information sources of India Ltd. Mr. Mysterious was employed as financial analyst but had been forced to terminate the job earlier. Ritu started receiving mischievous calls. In the light of the given facts, state the liability of Mr. Mysterious within the purview of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
A. Punishable for offence related to web defacement
B. Punishable for phishing and email scam
C. Theft of confidential information
D. Harassment via fake public on social networking site.
Answer:D
Mr. Mysterious used to chat on internet under the name of Mrs. Ritu. He also her landline telephone number for further for chatting. Ms. Ritu was a senior executive of the credit rating information sources of India Ltd. Mr. Mysterious was employed as financial analyst but had been forced to terminate the job earlier. Ritu started receiving mischievous calls. In the light of the given facts, state the liability of Mr. Mysterious within the purview of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
A. Punishable for offence related to web defacement B. Punishable for phishing and email scam C. Theft of confidential information D. Harassment via fake public on social networking site.