Evaluation:
Published: 30.07.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Internet Crime and Privacy', 1.
  • Essays 'Internet Crime and Privacy', 2.
Extract

Criminals that engage into internet crime can get rid of the old ski masks, and dangerous weapons, and simply arm themselves with a computer, a modem and an intelligent plan to rob a bank right from the comfort of their own homes.
Is it really that easy to steal user identities, violate the so-called high-tech security of a bank and conduct transactions that would surrender millions, even billions of dollars? Internet crime is not confined to the contents of a bank's vault at any specific moment. …

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