● What is cybercrime? How has cybercrime contributed to the overall rise in crime rates over the last 10 years? What recommendations would you make to combat cybercrime and crimes associated with cybercrime and hackers? How will cybercrime affect the future of the criminal justice system?
Cyber crime is criminal activity committed that involves the Internet, a computer system, or computer technology. Types of cybercrime or current and ongoing Internet trends and schemes identified by the Internet Crime Complaint Center are:
● Auction Fraud
● Auction Fraud — Romania
● Counterfeit Cashier's Check
● Credit Card Fraud
● Debt Elimination
● Parcel Courier Email Scheme
● Employment/Business Opportunities
● Escrow Services Fraud
● Identity Theft
● Internet Extortion
● Investment Fraud
● Lotteries
● Nigerian Letter or "419"
● Phishing/Spoofing
● Ponzi/Pyramid
● Reshipping
● Spam
● Third Party Receiver of Funds
Other types of cybercrime are, cyberbased terrorism, espionage, computer intrusions, major fraud such as small level identity theft, or as large scale identity theft that affects, in some cases, entire companies/organizations. “There is no safe computer”, FBI
Executive Assistant
Director Richard McFeely says in an interview, “It’s important that everybody understands that if you have a computer that is outwardfacing, that is connected to the web, that your computer is at some point going to be under attack. You need to be aware of the threat and you need to take it seriously”.
Cyber crime has changed everything in regards to crime rates. Just simply think of the opportunities these math/code geniuses have in getting nearly anything they want, simply by
learning and understanding how to break through computer/system software and punching it in on a keyboard, thousands of mile away. You tell me this doesn't change the way