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In cyber crime, we said sexual harassment as cyberstalkers or cyberstalking. Cyberstalking is a crime in which the attacker harasses a victim using electronic communication like email, instant messaging or messages posted to a Web site.

We can see that majority of cyberstalkers are men and the majority of their victim are women. In many cases, the cyberstalker and the victim had a past relationship, and the cyberstalking begins when the victim attempts to break off the relationship. But, there is also have cyberstalking by strangers.

A stalker may post a controversial or tempting message on the board under the name, phone number, or email address of the victim, resulting in consequent responses being sent to the victim. Message from cyberstalker will have the intended effect on the victim, but the cyberstalker's effort is the least and the lack of direct contact between the cyberstalker and the victim can make it difficult for law enforcement to identify, locate and arrest the offender.

Law of Cyberstalking

In Malaysia, the issue of cyberstalking is governed by Communications and Multimedia Act 1998. Any contravention with this provision is criminal offense where on conviction, the accused may be liable to a fine not exceeding fifty thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year or to both and shall also be liable to a further fine of one thousand ringgit for everyday or part of a day during which the offence is continued after conviction. This taken from Ahmad Shamsul bin Abd. Aziz, Zainal Amin bin Ayub articles, lecturers Faculty of Public Management & Law, University Utara Malaysia, Sintok, Kedah.