Computer Crime Is Increasing
A report discussing the proposition that computer crime has increased
dramatically over the last 10 years.
Introduction
Computer crime is generally defined as any crime accomplished through special
knowledge of computer technology. Increasing instances of white-collar crime
involve computers as more businesses automate and the information held by the
computers becomes an important asset. Computers can also become objects of crime
when they or their contents are damaged, for example when vandals attack the
computer itself, or when a "computer virus" (a program capable of altering or
erasing computer memory) is introduced into a computer system.
As subjects of crime, computers represent the electronic environment in which
frauds are programmed and executed; an example is the transfer of money
balances in accounts to perpetrators' accounts for withdrawal. Computers are
instruments of crime when they are used to plan or control such......
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