Course: Cybercrime

Separate Questions:

1. Scenario: John Jones burglarizes a car and steals a laptop that was sitting on the back seat. He drives to a densely populated condo complex and turns on the computer. He also finds an open (unprotected) Wi-Fi Hotspot. He uses that unprotected wireless Hot Spot to get onto the Internet and use a stolen credit card to buy tickets for a NY Yankees/Boston Red Sox game at the end of September. He is later caught by the police and he confesses to all his nefarious activities.

• How is this crime investigated?
• What crimes were committed?
• Discuss the use of the computer in the crime.

2. What is the most well-known Cybercrime? What are the most common crimes committed in the Cyber World?

• Describe the Cybercrime.
  • How was the crime investigated?
  • What crimes were committed?
  • What was the outcome?
  • What was the tool used in the crime (i.e. a computer, etc.)?
• What is the law that governs this Cybercrime?