Cyber CrimesReal Life and in the Virtual World

Presented by: Jessica Antes

Jennifer ConleyRichard Morris

Stephanie Schossow Zonia Yee

MIS 304Professor Fang FangDecember 2, 2008

What is Cyber Crime?Cyber crime is an

unlawful act wherein computer is either a tool or a target or both, it is also any form of threat to the public or private health or safety using the computer

What is Virtual Crime?Virtual Crime is similar to crimes that happen

in real life, but in the virtual world Some examples of where Virtual Crimes can

take place are: Second Life MMOR (massively multiplayer online game) WOW (World of Warcraft)

What is a Hacker? The Types?White HatGrey HatBlack HatCyber TerroristScript KiddieHacktivist

Methods of HackingSecurity ExploitVulnerability ScannerPacket SnifferSpoofing AttackRootkitSocial EngineeringTrojan HorseVirusWormKey Loggers

Hacking Case IHacktivist attacked

NASA in Greenbelt, MarylandCreated a worm called

WANK, Worms Against Nuclear Killers

The worm ran a banner across all across NASA’s system computers

Protesting the launch of plutonium – fueled Galileo Probe.

Hacking Case II17 year old boy with the online name of “Dshocker”

attacked other online hackersCharged and pleaded guilty multiple felonies

Computer fraudInterstate Threats4 counts of wire fraud – credit cardLaunched a phony bomb threat by hacking into

computer systemsPunished with 11 months in juvenile detention

centerIf he was charged as an adult he would have been

convicted with

Piracy and Intellectual Property TheftFor electronic and audio-visual media,

unauthorized reproduction and distribution is referred to as piracy

The unlawful downloading of copyrighted material and sharing of recorded music over the Internet in the form of MP3 and other audio files

Penalties for PiracyCopyright infringement

may be liable a copyright owner damages plus any profits made from the infringement

Criminal Penalties up to 10 years and $150,000

DMCA- Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998First Offense

Fine up to $500,000 5 years imprisonment

Subsequent Offenses One million dollar fine 10 years imprisonment

Internet FraudInternet fraud is any form of fraudulent

solicitation to prospective victims.There are several different types of Internet

FraudsIdentity TheftPurchasing – Financial Scams

Direct Solicitations Online Automotive Frauds Cash the Check System Internet Ticket Fraud Phishing

Cash the Check System ScamRichard’s Incident

Posted an Ad on Craigslist for a roommateReceived a check for $5000

This was to process the deposit and the rentWas asked to send the remaining amount back

to the “new roommate”At the end it cost Richard $4000

Loss for rent Bank Fees The money that was sent to “new roommate”

Real life Cyber LawsPhishing

Anti-Phishing Act 2005Identity Theft

Comprehensive Identity Theft Prevention ActFair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement ActIdentity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of

1998Identity Theft Victims Assistance Act of 2002

EncryptionE-Privacy Act

Real Life Cyber Laws Cont…Electronic Checks

Check Clearing for the 21 Century ActPrivacy

Computer Owners’ Bill of RightsOnline Personal Privacy ActOnline Privacy Protection Act of 2005SPY BLOCK ActSpyware Control and Privacy Protection Act of 2000

Spam and SpywareEnhanced Consumer Protection Against Spyware Act of

2005U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006SPY Act

Laws for Virtual CrimesThere is currently no laws for Virtual Crimes

The United States has not convicted nor tried anyone for virtual crimes

If there is any correlation from virtual crime to real life situation, appropriate legal action will be taken

Other countries are prosecuting people for virtual crimes, for example: Korea has a special task force specifically for Virtual

Crime Investigation Team

ScenarioA Missouri woman created a fictitious 16 year old boy

on MySpace. Sent flirtatious messages to a 16 year old girlThe boy then “dumped” the girl in 2006Then the woman told the girl “the world would be a

better place without you.”The girl hung herself immediately after reading the

message.Prosecutors say that the woman wanted to humiliate

the girl for saying mean things to her daughter.They also said the woman knew that the 16 year old

girl was suffering from depression and was emotionally fragile.

Class DiscussionWhat was the crime?What should be the penalty if there was a

crime?What should be done to prevent future

incidents from occurring?Was this morally just?

The Outcome of ScenarioThis was considered the first trial of cyberbullyingAfter the suicide Missouri passed a law against

cyber-harassment.Similar federal legislation has been proposed on

Capital HillThe woman was found guilty of three

misdemeanor offenses of accessing computers without authorization. Each count is punishable by up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine.

The woman could have gotten 20 years if convicted of the four original charges.

Works Citedhttp://www.stasi.nl/photos/MCAFFEEdog.jpgwww.foxnews.com