Reading Assignment #2 – Option #1
Write a 1 – 2, page research paper following t
Reading Assignment #2 – Option #1
Write a 1 – 2, page research paper following the format of the sample APA paper
provided in the News & Information tab in the Important Resources folder on
Blackboard on the following topic:
Choose a cybercrime committed recently, (last three years) committed in any of the
countries listed below related to 18 USC §1030 (a)(7) (A)(B) or (C).
U.K.
Ireland
India
Malaysia
Ghana
New Zealand
Vietnam
Netherlands
Liberia
France
China
Greece
Russia
South Korea
North Korea
Brazil
Germany
Vietnam
Thailand
Indonesia
Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) 18 U.S.C. § _1030.
a)Whoever_— (7) with intent to extort from any person any money or other
thing of value, transmits in interstate or foreign commerce any communication
containing any—(A) threat to cause damage to a protected computer;
(B) threat to obtain information from a protected computer without
authorization or in excess of authorization or to impair the confidentiality of
information obtained from a protected computer without authorization or by
exceeding authorized access; or
(C) demand or request for money or other thing of value in relation to damage
to a protected computer, where such damage was caused to facilitate the
extortion;
shall be punished as provided in subsection (c) of this section.
1. Provide a brief summary and link to the case. Describe the type of cybercrime
committed.
2. Describe legislation related to the cybercrime in that country (e.g. the equivalent of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act in that country).
3. Explain the penalties for the cybercrime in the country you picked.
4. Explain the penalties for the cybercrime in the United States.
5. Explain which country has the penalties you feel are adequate for penalizing the offender.
6. Explain challenges US law enforcement might face in the efforts to prevent and address the cybercrime.
7. Explain how US law enforcement might utilize technological solutions to prevent and address the cybercrime.
(PLEASE CITE THE SOURCES AND PROVIDE A REFERENCE PAGE THANK YOU)
