8/3/2018
PUNE: Morphing
as a form of cyber pornography has most victims and perpetrators within the age
group of 13-23 years and the trend has been on the rise since a year. Cybercrime
experts said in rare cases, even adults such as teachers, a parent and a school
principal have been targeted out of spite or revenge.
Shweta Chawla, head and chief investigator at the Pune-based
SC Cyber Solutions, said, “I get four-five such cases in a week these days as
against one, two or nil till a year ago. We recently had a case when the
picture of a nine-year-old was morphed by a bunch of pranksters for reasons
best known to them. “
She added that the motive in many cases could be revenge or
post a relationship that has broken and one of the parties misuses the other’s
pictures to lash back. “A major concern is the availability of some
free-of-cost apps that which could be downloaded on cellphones to morph
photographs,” she said.
Sandip Gadiya, a cybercrime investigator and director of
CyberFirst Pvt Ltd, said people should avoid sharing their photographs on the
social media. “If they do, they should crank up their privacy settings,” he
said.
Childline director Anuradha Sahasrabudhe said morphing has been since the age of social media platforms. “We have had cases where girls share private pictures with their partners, which are later used for blackmailing,” she said.
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