CRIM 380 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Steve Wozniak, Shawn Fanning, Denial-Of-Service Attack

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Criminology
• Course: CRIM 380
• Professor: Richard Frank

Document Summary

Crim 380 - lecture 2 - various computer crimes. Takes 1 second to crack 7 character password. Disrupted music industry & pioneered digital distribution of music. Notice original def does not include motive. Today, due to media, hacker receives bad connotation. Case 1 - group from romania succeeded in hacking bank"s 2-step customer identification process & was able to manipulate bank cards & payments. Case 2 - organized group of 9 dutch suspects used malware to steal money, & then attempted to launder it using numerous mules: Case 3 - 2 dutch hackers broke into network of dutch law firm. Case 4 - botnets constructed, maintained & rented out on large scale. Case 5 - major ddos attack disrupting large parts of internet. Case 6 - ransomware distributed in netherlands & other parts of europe. Case 7 - large group of surinamese suspects smuggled drugs into netherlands through port by stealing containers used to transport drugs.