Logic bombs fall under the same category as Trojan horses and viruses. They set themselves off when a user unknowingly types in a certain code. They are often used to permanently delete large amounts of important data. Criminals put malicious software onto computers through “spam” (Seigel, 2014, 540). Spam is often in the form of an advertisement that randomly appear in people’s Internet browsers or emails. Once a user clicks on them, their computer becomes encrypted with the infected code, thus destroying their computer.
Website defacement is a form of vandalism that does not directly damaged a specific individual’s computer. Website defacement is directed towards a certain website instead. An attacker will install malware onto a website …show more content…
Nearly every page has a picture captioned with a real case related to what is being discussed on the page. Also, it discusses the real life damages cybercrimes cause. Many of the cybertheft examples were accompanied by the amount of money that was lost or stolen through the illegal transactions. This helped put the severity of these crimes into perspective. Then, the book provides readers with ways the government has been combating these crimes. I was introduced to a number of Internet based acts and laws that I did not know existed beforehand. The United States Patriot Act has allowed for the criminalization of knowingly sending and using dangerous codes while the Copyright and National Stolen Property Acts have developed to allow over forty states to criminally charge any individual who commits some kind of fraud. Special task forces have been tracking down cybercriminals since the issue became an epidemic. Since its creation, Electronic Crimes Task Forces have charged criminals a total of $1 billion dollars for the cybercrimes they have committed (Seigel, 2014, 548). There are even committees designed to combat cybercrimes. The United States Cyber Command works with the department of defense to protect America’s cyberspace. With the help of the book, Criminology: Theories, Patterns, and Typologies, I now know how the government works and how it develops and evolves its policies to fit the changing
Website defacement is a form of vandalism that does not directly damaged a specific individual’s computer. Website defacement is directed towards a certain website instead. An attacker will install malware onto a website …show more content…
Nearly every page has a picture captioned with a real case related to what is being discussed on the page. Also, it discusses the real life damages cybercrimes cause. Many of the cybertheft examples were accompanied by the amount of money that was lost or stolen through the illegal transactions. This helped put the severity of these crimes into perspective. Then, the book provides readers with ways the government has been combating these crimes. I was introduced to a number of Internet based acts and laws that I did not know existed beforehand. The United States Patriot Act has allowed for the criminalization of knowingly sending and using dangerous codes while the Copyright and National Stolen Property Acts have developed to allow over forty states to criminally charge any individual who commits some kind of fraud. Special task forces have been tracking down cybercriminals since the issue became an epidemic. Since its creation, Electronic Crimes Task Forces have charged criminals a total of $1 billion dollars for the cybercrimes they have committed (Seigel, 2014, 548). There are even committees designed to combat cybercrimes. The United States Cyber Command works with the department of defense to protect America’s cyberspace. With the help of the book, Criminology: Theories, Patterns, and Typologies, I now know how the government works and how it develops and evolves its policies to fit the changing