1. Albert Gonzales showed early talent and very easily breezed through computer classes. His remarkable computer skills allowed him to hack into the government network of India, while in his high school library, and his punishment? He was told to say away from a computer for six months.

2. Albert Gonzales along with two other unnamed Individuals was indicted for conspiring to hack into computer networks supporting major American retail and financial organizations and stealing data relating to more than 130 million credit and debit cards. Albert and this partners used a sophisticated hacking technique called an "SQL (Structured query language) injection attack", which seeks to exploit computer networks by finding ways around the network's firewall, which uncovers privet information, and in this case credit and debit card information

3. The basic idea behind a injection attack is when a unknown user inputs data into a database, but the program reads that data as a command rather than data information, therefore leaving the database vulnerable to theft, vandalism, pranks esc. This can take place if a input statement is incorrectly filtered for string literal escape characters, escape characters meaning input data met to act as commands and gain access to host capabilities.

4. What is the Russian business network? The Russian business network is known for its blatant involvement in cybercrime. Cybercrime involves such things as hosting illegal business activity such as personal identity resale, child pornography, spyware, malware, and more. RBN is a non-registered business and yet manages to bring in over $150 million per year. The ironic part is that they don’t go looking for business, business finds them. RBN ‘s hosting is committed to an estimated 60 to 70% of the worlds cybercrimes, and can charge around $1200 for 30 days of service.

5. Discussion Questions Because this injection attack is so common, who is really at fault? Albert's sentence could be around 20 years, but what about the people responsible and left the doors open for his attack? Should they be liable for anything? Technology is improving, this technique was known and very simple, what does that say about our future involving cybercrime? Will security problems get better or worse?

6. Albert Gonzales and a few others were indicted and charged for conspiring to hack into computer networks supporting major American retail and financial organizations and stealing data relating to more than 130 million credit and debit cards. Albert and this partners used a sophisticated hacking technique called an "SQL (Structured query language) injection attack", which seeks to exploit computer networks by finding ways around the network's firewall, which uncovers privet information, and in this case credit and debit card information. The basic idea behind a injection attack Is when a unknown user inputs data into a database, but the program reads that data as a command rather than data information, due to incorrect filters, therefore leaving the database vulnerable to theft, vandalism pranks esc.