Computer crimes are committed by a wide variety of people, some who intend harm and some who are careless or themselves the victim of computer crime. The type of perpetrator somewhat indicates the kind of damage that is most likely to result from a particular cyberattack.

Identify which type of perpetrator is at work in each scenario.

Cyberterrorist

Jeffrey steals emails from one of his state's political candidates and posts the emails anonymously online.

Cybercriminal

Ashleigh hacks into a local store's payment processing system and transfers money to her PayPal account.

Malicious

employee

Malisa uses her laptop to sign onto her company's database server from an open Wi$-$Fi connection at a local coffee shop.

Careless

insider

Derek uses his old account credentials to sign into his former employer's network to get information on some of his old clients.

Hacktivist

Erica is late to work because a computer virus shut down the city's bus system.