1. Computer Crime
CJ 520 / CJ 600
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October 27, 2010

2. Computer Crime
“Computer crime, cybercrime, e-crime, hi-tech crime or electronic crime generally refers to criminal activity where a computer or network is the source, tool, target, or place of a crime.”
--Wikipedia

3. Why is it important to understand computer crime?
Proliferation of technology
Reliance on computers
Infrastructure vulnerabilities

4. But is it really a crime? What’s the jurisdiction? What’s the statute?
I Love You virus

5. Some Computer Crimes Online threats Cyber-stalking
Online child pornography
Online gambling
Money-laundering
Malware
Terrorism
Counterfeiting
Securities fraud
Intellectual property theft
Hate crimes
Espionage
Identity theft
Exploitation

6. A few facts Anyone with a computer can pose a threat
An estimated 73% of computer crime committed by “insiders’
Computer crime tends to be unreported / under reported

7. Categories of Computer Crimes
How computers can be used in the commission of crimes

8. Computer as a Target
DDOS, data corruption, network intrusion, vandalism
Information / Access is a target
Data corruption
Prevent access of data

9. Computer as an Instrument
Credit card fraud, salami attack, harassment
Assists commission of crime
Processes of computer, not information

10. Computer is Incidental
Money laundering, loan sharking
Not essential for crime
Ease in committing crime

11. Crimes involving prevalence of computers
Intellectual property theft, identity theft, equipment theft
New versions of old crimes

12. Some Terminology Mens Rea Actus Reus Prohibative
Malfeasance by computer
MD5 Hash

13. Digital Evidence
Digital evidence or electronic evidence is any probative information stored or transmitted in digital form that a party to a court case may use at trial.
--Wikipedia

14. Digital Evidence Facts
Can be immense
Can be encrypted, disguised, or hidden
Is intangible without assistance

15. Digital Evidence can be:
Stored
Instrument
Target
Contraband

16. Where can digital evidence be found?
We must be able to handle and to accurately describe digital evidence

17. Resources Digital Crime & Digital Terrorism - Chapter One
Computer Crime Categories: How Techno-criminals Operate -