Question 1

Jaime operates Internet gambling sites in countries where this is legal.Jaime accepts e-payments at the sites and pays winnings through foreign-based banks.U.S.federal law bars

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Question 2

Patricia commits an act via e-mail against Othman Finance Company,a business in California,where the act is a cyber crime.Patricia resides in New York where the act is not a crime.Prosecution of Patricia in California involves questions of

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The issue here is one of jurisdiction. Although Patricia is physically located in New York, she committed a crime against a business in California via email. This raises questions about whether California has jurisdiction over Patricia and whether she can be prosecuted in California for her actions. Jurisdiction can be a complex issue in cases involving cyber crimes and may depend on a variety of factors such as where the victim is located, where the crime was committed, and where the evidence is located.

Question 3

Ollie transmits unsolicited ads to millions of virtual mailboxes,using misleading and deceptive information,including false return addresses.Under federal law,this is

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Ollie's actions violate the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing (CAN-SPAM) Act, which prohibits sending unsolicited commercial emails with deceptive information, including false return addresses. The law applies regardless of whether the recipients previously opted out or if they are in foreign jurisdictions. Therefore, it is a crime.

Question 4

Good Health & Life Insurance Corporation suffers a security breach in its computer network.Before the company discovers the breach,the perpetrator obtains corporate financial records and other confidential data,including marketing plans.Is this a crime? If so,what are its elements? What steps might Good Health & Life take to ensure that going forward only authorized users access the data on its computers? Whose efforts-those of the federal government or Good Health & Life-are most important in securing the company's computer infrastructure and why?

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Question 5

Sierra digitally copies "Rampage" and other recent films without the authorization of the owners and transfers those copies freely to others via file-sharing Web sites.This is

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The act of copying and distributing unauthorized content is known as piracy.

Question 6

Maksum floods virtual mailboxes with unsolicited junk e-mail,consisting of ads and other messages.This e-mail is

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The type of unsolicited junk email described in the prompt is commonly known as spam.

Question 7

Gladstone regularly sends unsolicited commercial e-mail to hundreds of millions of recipients.This e-mail is prohibited or regulated in

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Unsolicited commercial e-mail, also known as spam, is prohibited or regulated in most states.

Question 8

In Las Vegas,Nevada,Kurt places a bet on a football game with a bookmaker via a Web site based in Las Vegas.In Cleveland,Ohio,Dorothy places a bet on the same game with a bookmaker via a Web site based in Cleveland.Gambling is regulated in

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Question 9

Taylor digitally copies business software without the authorization of the owners and sells the copies to others via the Internet.Under federal law,this is

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Copying business software without authorization and selling the copies is a violation of the Copyright Act, and thus a crime under federal law, regardless of the similarity of the copies to the original and where the parties are located.

Question 10

Rashad accesses Quant Company's computer system without authority to obtain protected financial data.Under federal law,this is

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Accessing a computer system without authorization to obtain protected financial data is a violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), which is a federal law. The severity of the offense depends on the offender's intent and purpose. If Rashad's purpose is commercial, then it is considered a felony offense, as per CFAA.

Question 11

Dinsmore Corporation employs Coolwater Cyberspace Security,Inc.to protect the integrity of Dinsmore's computer system.Coolwater assigns Brigit and each of Dinsmore's other authorized users an individualized password.A serious security problem would most likely exist if Brigit

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If Brigit does not change the password, it could potentially be discovered or guessed by an unauthorized user, compromising the security of the system. Changing the password regularly or at irregular intervals may enhance security, but failure to change it at all is the most serious issue.

Question 12

An unknown individual launches a series of attacks against the Web sites of Prime Sales Corporation.The attacks significantly slow the sites,leading to $100 million in damage in terms of lost work time,lost revenue,site repair costs,and other expenses.The attacker does not intend to profit from the onslaught and in fact does not realize any financial benefit from the effects.How is this attack most likely orchestrated? Who is most likely to engage in this act-that is,whose habits and limitations are clearly suited to such conduct-and why?

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Quiz 7: Cyber Crime