ATS2456 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Crimeware, Denial-Of-Service Attack, Cybercrime
27 Oct 2018
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Aka computer crime, hi-tech crime, net crime. Definition of cybercrime is controversial, can commit cybercrime without the internet e. g. via telephone. Data theft, bot-net, phishing, spam and distributed denial-of-service (ddos spamming services so they can"t be used e. g. crashing servers, slowing internet) Cyberdeviance > behaviours that aren"t necessarily illegal but go against norms and moral values. Cybercrime > perpetrator uses special knowledge of cyberspace to commit a crime. Cyberterrorism > using digital technology to cause harm and force social change based on political or ideological beliefs. Crime tool > fraud, blackmailing, spam, phishing. Crime target > hacking, denial of service (ddos), virus, web-defacement. Crime against machines (computer integrity-related offenses) > cyber- trespass e. g. hackers, crackers, phreakers accessing areas where you don"t have ownership. Crime using machines (computer-related/-assisted offenses) > cyber- deception/theft e. g. pirates, fraudsters and hackers. Crime in the machines (content-related offenses) > sexual services, not always criminal e. g. paedophiles, cam whores, pornographers.
