In the largest hacking and data breach scheme to be prosecuted in the United States, Dmitriy Smilianets, a Russian national, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Mr. Smilianets, along with four others were alleged to have perpetrated the crimes which resulted in more than 160 million credit card numbers being stolen and damages exceeding $300 million dollars.
Using criminal techniques such as SQL injections, malware deposits, sniffing, and wire fraud, each member was assigned a job as part of the group. Mr. Smilianet’s responsibility was to facilitate the sale of the stolen information. The prices ranges from $10 to $30 per credit card number and were sold in multiple forums.
Although Mr. Smilianets and one other conspirator
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This case involved Michael Shuhei Kawai being a danger to others and a gravely disabled adult. Kawai was transported to the Huntington Memorial Hospital Emergency Room where he was placed on a WIC 5150 hold.
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The outcome of the case was Ruzic getting free from the charges against her and the decision was appealed and was taken to the Supreme Court of Canada. The appeal was dismissed by the judges for the following reasons.
FACTS: Anthony Nyame plead guilty to stealing over $3.5 million from Villanova University and a church in the Bronx. Nyame persuaded members of Bronx Church to provide him with investment cash. In return, he guaranteed these members that he would be able to obtain a $30 million loan for the members to use to build on their property. Moreover, he stole $2.7 million from Villanova University. He coerced the university to send a payment to a vendor, but they actually sent the payment to his own account by using a fake email. Nyame doctored fake emails and notes from David Cohen, former Under Secretary to fulfill his scheme.
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Robert Baltovich was wrongly convicted of the murder of his girlfriend, Elizabeth Bain, in Scarborough, Canada. He was arrested on November 19, 1990, and charged for first-degree murder. On March 31, 1992, he was convicted of second-degree murder. Finally, on April 22, 2008, he was found not guilty of the murder.
When you think of the internet, usually what first comes to mind is social networking, online marketplaces, and other places that don’t sound that bad. Look deeper and you’ll find that the internet isn’t as nice as you thought it was. This “dark side” of the net is comprised of everything looked down upon in the real world – drugs, weapons, false identities, and even hit men for hire exist in this rough-and-tumble darknet. Not just physical products, but virtual products float around as well; from term papers to file sharing and even e-currency populate this dark area.
Caren Campano was a 42 year old woman working a decent job, and married to a man 15 years younger than her. Chris, her husband, was a drug addict that did not have steady income. The night she disappeared they had a large argument, and according to Chris, they both left the house in separate directions to cool off. She left on foot, and he left in the truck to a bar. The next morning he called her job asking if she was at work and they said she never showed up. He called and made a missing person’s report. The investigators went to their house and stated the house was in good condition, and did not look like she left. There was no signs of a fight. However, they found a large brown stain that was still wet next to the bed. When they tested it, it was positive for blood, and when they pulled the carpet back, there was an even larger blood stain on the cushioning under the
Vaslav Nijinsky was a famous Russian ballet dancer born around 1889, and died in 1950 whose career ended because of his recurrent psychological problems. Nijinsky started early on his career and sustained homosexual relationships to his benefit in various occasions, but later married Romola in a to South America, with whom he had two children, Kyra and Tamara (Acoella 1999; Fearne, 2009). The onset of Nijinsky’s illness is not clear, and may have been a contribution of specific environmental factors, his need to perform for an audience (Järvinen, 2014), and genetic factors, his brother was institutionalized (Acoella, 1999), although it would be risky to assume the latter. Nevertheless, because of Nijinsky’s thoughts captured in a diary he started on 1919, one can clearly perceive he had delusional thoughts of grandeur (Nijinsky, 1999, p. 126) and persecution (Fearne, 2009), reflecting racing ideas flowing in the paper. In addition, it could be pointed out that he had difficulties communicating with others and some to perceive him as shy and hard to approach (Järvinen, 2014). The progressive development of his illness was emphasized when he institutionalized; at this point, other symptoms appeared, seemly with the help of the drugs he was taking (Ostwald, 1991, p. 235).
To many individuals the word “progress” has a positive meaning behind it. It suggests improvement, something humans have been obsessed with since the dawn of society. However, if closely examined, progress can also have a negative connotation as well. While bringing improvement, progress can simultaneously spark conformity, dependency, and the obsession of perfection within the individuals caught in its midst. It is this aspect of progress within modern society that negatively affects Ivan Ilych, Leo Tolstoy’s main character in The Death of Ivan Ilych. Ivan’s attempt to conform to modern society’s view of perfection takes away his life long before he dies. Furthermore, his fear of death and reactions towards it reflects modern society’s inability to cope with the ever present reminder that humans still suffer and die, despite all attempts to make life painless, perfect, and immortal.
Every day millions in some cases billions of dollars are made by businesses from income brought in by online sale of products and services. As businesses continually develop and expand their client base with online products and services so does the desire by criminals to exploit vulnerabilities in their e-commerce setup. The mass worldwide internet usage growth within the last 20 years has been “an approximate 16 million users in 1995 to an estimated 2,937 million in March of 2014” As the importance of e-commerce increases so does the need to protect the technological infrastructure that will carry out online transactions for each business regardless of its size. I will attempt to highlight and review the history of a few cyber crimes to show the progression of the crimes within the last 30-40 years. I also plan to review how the economy and consumers are impacted by cyber crimes. Finally I will make an effort to contribute with information gathering on how to lower the risk of a cyber attack from and individual user to a large scale business.
Cyberterrorism costs companies, goverments and everday people billions of dollars each year. "Cyberwar may be to the 21st century what blitzkrieg was to the 20th (Arquilla)." In 1994, a Russian hacker broke into CitiBanks funds transfer system and transferred
Every day, citizens are constantly losing money and being victimized due to these fraudulent activities. Cyber crime, including fraud, identity theft, stalking, and hacking, is a growing problem that can be prevented by taking the proper precautions. The biggest cases of cyber crimes are cases of fraud. Online fraud comes in many forms. It ranges from viruses that attack computers with the goal of retrieving personal information, to email schemes that lure victims into wiring money to fraudulent sources” (What is “online fraud”).
These types of crimes have become a matter of importance for the consumers as well the business firms because it involves large eviction of the amount in terms of money. In these types of crimes, computer and Internet are the primary factor (Spinello, 2000). A high percentage of population is using computers in the Australia, United States as well as other developed nations. These people are much more connected with the world by the use of internet. They are using the computer for fun, business, e-commerce, e-marketing, etc.; thus, it has become an essential part of life and daily routine (Wall, 2008).