Exam 15: Crimes of the New Millennium: Cybercrime

The sale and distribution of morally tainted material and products over the Internet is known as ___________________.

__________________ schemes range from illegally copying material under copyright protection to using technology to commit traditional theft-based offenses such as larceny and fraud.

__________________________ is the practice of setting up a fictitious online profile for the purpose of luring another person into a fraudulent romantic relationship.

As the threat of terrorism and cybercrime grows, so too may tolerance for invasions of privacy to combat these threats. What belief may sway public opinion and justify the use of IT by law enforcement?

Some experts question the existence of __________________ and claim that hackers are regularly mistaken for terrorists.

Sometimes called "carding" or "brand spoofing," ____________ is a scam in which the perpetrator sends out e-mails that appear to come from legitimate Web enterprises to gain personal information.

Which type of offense involves the perpetrator carefully skimming small sums from the balances of a large number of accounts in order to bypass internal controls and escape detection?

The Convention on Cybercrime, ratified by the U.S. Senate in August 2006, is the first international treaty that addresses the definition and enforcement of cybercrime.

The ______ is a computer network that can only be accessed using nonstandard communications protocols and ports.

A money mule is someone who collects and transfers money or goods acquired illegally, and then delivers them to a third party.

The Electronic Crimes Task Force is operated by the Drug Enforcement Agency.

In 2004, the Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act was signed into law, increasing existing penalties for the crime of identity theft.

Using cyberspace for acts of violence, including spying and disrupting an enemy's computer network, is known as ___________________.

It is difficult to prosecute and control Internet pornography because:

Congress has treated computer-related crime as a distinct ______ offense since the passage of the Counterfeit Access Device and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in 1984.

When an identity thief creates false e-mails and/or websites that look legitimate but are designed to gain illegal access to a victim's personal information, it is called:

The ______________, ratified by the U.S. Senate in August 2006, is the first international treaty to address the definition and enforcement of cybercrime.

__________________________ is defined as willful and repeated harm inflicted through the medium of electronic text.

_________ are software programs that have been illegally posted on the Internet for use by members of a group after the copyright protection has been "ripped" or "cracked."

The Internet has become a prime purveyor of prescription drugs, many of which are dangerous.