Exam 15: Crimes of the New Millennium: Cybercrime

Cybercrime has been pervasive and rapidly evolving; however, law enforcement agencies at the federal, state, and local levels have managed to keep a step ahead of cyberoffenders.

What are "cybersmears" and "pump and dumps?"

Malicious software, usually attached to an email, designed to block access to a computer system until a sum of money is paid is referred to as _______________.

Using the Internet to gather information that is considered private and confidential, whether by an estranged spouse or a foreign business competitor, is termed __________________.

Congress has treated computer-related crime as a distinct federal offense since the passage of what legislation?

The Internet Fraud Complaint Center, based in Fairmont, West Virginia, is run by the FBI and the National White-Collar Crime Center.

Because of an extension of the D.A.R.E. program, cyberbullying has decreased by nearly 27 percent in recent years.

Cyberterrorism has been called "an effort by covert forces to disrupt the intersection where the virtual electronic reality of computers meets the physical world." Explain what this means and whether we should be concerned about cyberterrorism.

_________________ involves efforts by intelligence agencies to penetrate computer networks of an enemy nation in order to steal important data.

The Ashley Madison case was an example of a data breach.

Which crime occurs when individuals make securities recommendations and fail to disclose that they are being paid to disseminate their favorable opinions?

Loverspy is known as:

Computer ___________ are programs that attack computer networks (or the Internet) by self-replicating and sending themselves to other users, generally via e-mail, without the aid of the operator.