Digital Crimes 1. Digital crime begins when there

Transcript:Digital Crimes 1. Digital crime begins when there:
Digital Crimes 1. Digital crime begins when there is illegal activity. These activities are done to data or information on computers or networks. 2. Crimes involving the use of digital, electronic or computing systems The origin of cybercrime Cybercrime is one of the largest and globally most active forms of crime. After all, the internet is available and visible to everyone, and that of course involves risks. Committing a crime via a computer or other device that is connected to the Internet is dangerous because the identity of the perpetrator is difficult to find out. The history of cybercrime The exact origin of cyber crime, the very first instance in which someone committed a crime across a computer network, is impossible to know. What is possible to know is the first major attack on a digital network and then use that as a reference point of event in the evolution of cyber based crimes. 1971 – John Draper, a phone phreak, discovers that a whistle given out as a prize in boxes of Cap’n Crunch Cereal produced the same tones as telephone switching computers of the time. Phone phreak is a term used to describe computer programmers obsessed with phone networks, the basis of modern day computer networking. He built a “blue box” with the whistle that would allow him to make free long distance phone calls, and then published instruction on how to make it. The instances of wire fraud rose significantly. 1973 – A teller at a local New York bank used a computer to embezzle over $2 million dollars. 1978 – The first electronic bulletin board system came online and quickly became a preferred method of communication for the cyber world. It allowed fast, free exchange of knowledge including tips and tricks for hacking into computer networks. 1981 – Ian Murphy, known as Captain Zap to his fans, was the first person convicted of a cyber crime. He hacked into the AT&T network and changed the internal clock to charge off-hours rates at peak times. He received 1,000 hours of community service and 2.5 years of probation, a mere slap on the wrist compared to today’s penalties, and was the inspiration for the movie Sneakers. 1982 – Elk Cloner, a virus, is written as a joke by a 15 year old kid. It is one of the first known viruses to leave its original operating system and