Organized Cybercrime in United States
Organized Cybercrime
Overview of Organized Cybercrime in relation to cyber crime: [1] Another (1973) movie titled The Sting, starring Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Robert Shaw, accurately dramatized real-life scenarios involving what was then (and still is) known as ”the big con”—a reference to organized confidence games dating back to at least the beginning of the twentieth century. ”Con games,” as they are known, involve small-to-large-scale frauds that sometimes employ several role-playing perpetrators who work together to carry out ”the con” against a chosen victim known as a ”mark.” Occasionally con games still occur at rural community and state fairs, but bigger schemes have historically been planned to occur in one city after another. In this way perpetrators can find new victims and reduce the chance of being caught by law enforcement.
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Notes and References
- By Samuel C. McQuade, III and Michael J. Kozak
See Also
- Types of Cybercrime
- Cybercriminal
Further Reading
Brenner, B. (2007). How Russia became a malware hornet’s nest. SecurityFocus Web page: http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/article/0,289142, sid14_gci1275987,00.html; Krebs, B. (2006). Cyber crime hits the big time in 2006. Washington Post Web page: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/ 2006/12/22/AR2006122200367.html; Poulsen, K. (2005, February 17). Feds square off with organized cyber crime. SecurityFocus Web site: http://www.securityfocus.com/ news/10525; Reuters. (2002). Cybercrime is getting organized. Wired.com Web site: http://www.wired.com/techbiz/media/news/2006/09/71793; Williams, P. (2001). Organized crime and cyber crime: Synergies, trends, & responses. Global Issues Web page: http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itgic/0801/ijge/gj07.htm.