Article Summary: Cyber Crime Vs. Traditional Crime
Cyber Crime v Traditional Crime
Alan Maricle
CJA 204
November 25, 2014
Professor Davis
Cyber Crime v Traditional Crime
Eighteen people were charged in what may be one of the nation’s largest credit card fraud rings, a sprawling international scam that duped credit-rating agencies and used thousands of fake identities to steal at least $200 million, said federal authorities. (The Associated Press, 2013). This story was in the headlines in the news early last year around February. It is a great illustration to show the harshness of cybercrime and the degree to which it has a greater likelihood for destruction than traditional crime. Robbing a bank traditionally meant secluded instances at individual banks. Cybercrime unlocks new accesses to delinquents where they have the influence to take advantage of complete associations in ways that would not have been imaginable traditionally.
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complications in apprehending cyber-criminals has meant that, in the past numerous have gotten away with their law-breaking and do not face the equivalent punishment as traditional criminals, which in all probability lead to the fascination of committing the offense in the first place.
While laws have been sluggish to acclimate to these innovative forms of criminal actions, advancement has been made. In InfoWorld’s Security Central article on Cyber Crime, Roger Grimes reminds us that only a few years ago, spiteful hackers could acquire millions of assets, cause mass destruction and yet avoid jail time. These days’ prosecutions have significantly risen as well as the time sentenced attached to such verdicts. It is a challenging question to address whether traditional crime should be punished the same, more or less severely than cybercrime because there is not at all times a clear cut way to evaluate the two. In some ways laws are improving, however Grimes argues that the scale has tipped too much in some instances. We only have to look back over the last couple of years to the
case of Aaron Swartz, threatened to 30 years of prison for making an attempt to get free access to a college database, which in the end led to him taking his own life. On the other hand in traditional crime, people have served less time in murder cases. Richard O’Dwyer, a 23 year old undergraduate in the United Kingdom, set up a website which delivered links to pirated copyrighted movies and television programs. He lost an extradition case where he would be sent to the United States to be put on trial, however this was later appealed. The instance made worldwide headlines and many felt that the punishment was very cruel. YouGov, (international internet based research firm) ran a survey confirming only 9% of British populations felt that O’Dwyer should be extradited to the United States for trial. Jimmy Wales (founder of Wikipedia) launched a movement requesting for the extradition to be put to an end.
References:
1. Gardiner, B. (2012). O’Dwyer extradition. Retrieved from http://yougov.co.uk/news/2012/07/09/odwyer-extradition/
2. Grimes, R. (2013). Cyber crime sentencing is out of whack. InfoWorld Security Central. Retrieved from: http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/cyber-crime-sentencing-out-of-whack-211700
3. Zezima, K. (2013). 18 Charged in $200M global credit card fraud. The Associated Press. Retrieved from http://www.nbcnews.com/business/18-charged-200m-global-credit-card-fraud-1B8260642
Alan Maricle
CJA 204
November 25, 2014
Professor Davis
Cyber Crime v Traditional Crime
Eighteen people were charged in what may be one of the nation’s largest credit card fraud rings, a sprawling international scam that duped credit-rating agencies and used thousands of fake identities to steal at least $200 million, said federal authorities. (The Associated Press, 2013). This story was in the headlines in the news early last year around February. It is a great illustration to show the harshness of cybercrime and the degree to which it has a greater likelihood for destruction than traditional crime. Robbing a bank traditionally meant secluded instances at individual banks. Cybercrime unlocks new accesses to delinquents where they have the influence to take advantage of complete associations in ways that would not have been imaginable traditionally.
The …show more content…
complications in apprehending cyber-criminals has meant that, in the past numerous have gotten away with their law-breaking and do not face the equivalent punishment as traditional criminals, which in all probability lead to the fascination of committing the offense in the first place.
While laws have been sluggish to acclimate to these innovative forms of criminal actions, advancement has been made. In InfoWorld’s Security Central article on Cyber Crime, Roger Grimes reminds us that only a few years ago, spiteful hackers could acquire millions of assets, cause mass destruction and yet avoid jail time. These days’ prosecutions have significantly risen as well as the time sentenced attached to such verdicts. It is a challenging question to address whether traditional crime should be punished the same, more or less severely than cybercrime because there is not at all times a clear cut way to evaluate the two. In some ways laws are improving, however Grimes argues that the scale has tipped too much in some instances. We only have to look back over the last couple of years to the
case of Aaron Swartz, threatened to 30 years of prison for making an attempt to get free access to a college database, which in the end led to him taking his own life. On the other hand in traditional crime, people have served less time in murder cases. Richard O’Dwyer, a 23 year old undergraduate in the United Kingdom, set up a website which delivered links to pirated copyrighted movies and television programs. He lost an extradition case where he would be sent to the United States to be put on trial, however this was later appealed. The instance made worldwide headlines and many felt that the punishment was very cruel. YouGov, (international internet based research firm) ran a survey confirming only 9% of British populations felt that O’Dwyer should be extradited to the United States for trial. Jimmy Wales (founder of Wikipedia) launched a movement requesting for the extradition to be put to an end.
References:
1. Gardiner, B. (2012). O’Dwyer extradition. Retrieved from http://yougov.co.uk/news/2012/07/09/odwyer-extradition/
2. Grimes, R. (2013). Cyber crime sentencing is out of whack. InfoWorld Security Central. Retrieved from: http://www.infoworld.com/d/security/cyber-crime-sentencing-out-of-whack-211700
3. Zezima, K. (2013). 18 Charged in $200M global credit card fraud. The Associated Press. Retrieved from http://www.nbcnews.com/business/18-charged-200m-global-credit-card-fraud-1B8260642