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Exam 15: Crimes of the New Millenium Cybercrime

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The two main mediums for cyberbullying include:

A) ​cell phones and Internet.
B) ​Internet and graffiti.
C) ​word of mouth and cell phones.
D) ​graffiti and word of mouth.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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Using cyberspace for acts of violence, including spying and disrupting an enemy's computer network is known as ___________________.

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The Electronic Crimes Task Force is operated by the DEA.

When an identity thief creates false e-mails and/or Web sites that look legitimate but are designed to gain illegal access to a victim's personal information, it is called:

Sharing files with friends who did not pay for them is an example of:

_________ crimes are challenging for criminologists to explain because they defy long-held assumptions about the cause of crime.

Cybercriminals who aim their malicious attacks at disrupting, defacing, and destroying technology that they find offensive are known as____________________.

Which type of cybercrime consists of acts aimed at undermining the social, economic, and political system of an enemy nation?

The widespread use of computers and the Internet has ushered in the age of information technology in most industrialized societies.

In 2004, the Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act was signed into law; the act increases existing penalties for the crime of identity theft.

The number of Web sites that advertise or sell prescription drugs is booming. The majority of these sites require that a patient provide a prescription from his or her doctor.

Cybervandalism is motivated more by a profit than a cybercriminal's urge to seek revenge.

_________________ is the illegal buying and/or selling of merchandise on the Internet.

__________________is a new breed of offenses typically involving the theft and/or destruction of information, resources, or funds utilizing computers, computer networks, or the Internet.

A logic bomb, also called slag code, is a type of delayed-action virus that may be set off when a program user makes certain input that sets the slag code in motion.

While many wonder how people can be so easily duped, the government's Internet fraud center receives 200,000 complaints yearly, and Internet scams result in over ____ in losses each year.

What are "cyber smears" and "pump and dumps?"

Define what is meant by phishing and identity theft .

Because of a new portion of the D.A.R.E. program, cyberbullying has decreased by nearly 27% in recent years.

Using the Internet to steal someone's identity and/or impersonate the victim in order to conduct illicit transactions such as committing fraud using the victim's name is known as ______________.