Exam 15: Crimes of the New Millennium: Cybercrime

The Digital Millennium Copyright Act made it a crime to:

Cybercriminals who aim their malicious attacks at disrupting, defacing, and destroying technology that they find offensive are known as____________________.

The new phenomenon or form of cyber "entertainment" called ______ involves the use of spoofing technology to call 911 in order to fake a critical emergency, such as a hostage situation, that draws a real-life response from law enforcement.

Internet attacks against an enemy nation's technological infrastructure is known as __________________.

__________________is responsible for the globalization phenomenon or the process of creating transnational markets, politics, and legal systems-in other words, creating a global economy.

The main categories of cybercrime are cybertheft, , cybervandalism, cyberwar, and cyberdeviance. Using examples, define and discuss each of these.

Sharing files with friends who did not pay for them is an example of:

There are two principal forms of market manipulation, the ________________ and the "cybersmear."

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

The salami slice is when a perpetrator carefully skims small sums from the balances of a large number of accounts in order to bypass internal controls and escape detection.

_ _ _ According to recent government surveys, about ___ percent of U.S. residents age 16 or older are victims of at least one incident of identity theft each year.

Edward Snowden's effort to warn the public about the _____________ is discussed within the context of espionage but could be included as governmental cyberspying.

The three major types of Internet securities fraud are  market manipulation, fraudulent offerings of securities, and __________________.

Cyberterrorism is more efficient and less dangerous than more traditional forms of terrorist activity because:

What is cyberstalking and how has this crime changed previous notions of criminal behavior?

Operation Phish Phry was a successful FBI cybercrime sting operation.

Define cybercrime and explain why it is such an important concern in today's global economy.

A ________ is designed to harass or extort money from legitimate users of an Internet service by threatening to prevent user  access to the service.

The _________ phenomenon is the process of creating transnational markets, politics, and legal systems.

Martha and Bo have been having a sexual affair at work, unknown to their respective spouses, and after gaining what she wanted from the relationship, Martha ended the affair. Bo, still seeking the attention of his lover, begins to track Martha's every move via Facebook, Twitter, and other social media accounts, as well as tracking her location through the GPS-monitoring systems of these media outlets. This would be an example of _____________________.