Ch 11 Property Victimization, Identity Theft Victimization, And Cyber Victimization

Question 1

account hijacking

Answer 1

Taking over someone else’s existing account without consent

Question 2

Anti-Car Theft Act (1992)

Answer 2

Made carjacking a federal offense and provided funding to link motor vehicle databases

Question 3

Anti-Car Theft Improvements Act of 1996

Answer 3

Upgraded state motor vehicle departments’ databases to help identify stolen cars

Question 4

burglary

Answer 4

Entering a structure unlawfully to commit a felony or theft

Question 5

CAN-SPAM Act of 2003:

Answer 5

Made sending spam e-mail a crime in certain circumstances

Question 6

carjacking

Answer 6

The taking of an occupied vehicle by an armed offender

Question 7

direct costs:

Answer 7

Monies and the value of goods and services taken as a result of identity theft

Question 8

Dumpster dive

Answer 8

Going through trash to find papers with personal identifying information

Question 9

electronic dating violence:

Answer 9

Dating violence that involves the use of digital media

Question 10

home invasion

Answer 10

Burglary of a residence in which the offender uses force against the residents

Question 11

identity theft

Answer 11

Using another’s personal identity information to commit fraud

Question 12

Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act (1998)

Answer 12

Made identity theft a federal offense

Question 13

Identity Theft Penalty Enhancement Act (2004)

Answer 13

Created the crime of aggravated identity theft for identity theft associated with certain felonies

Question 14

Identity Theft Supplement (ITS)

Answer 14

Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey in which data on extent of account hijacking and use and misuse of personal information was collected

Question 15

indirect costs

Answer 15

Legal bills, bounced checks, and other costs associated with identity theft

Question 16

motor vehicle theft:

Answer 16

The unlawful taking of another’s vehicle

Question 17

Motor Vehicle Theft Law Enforcement Act (1984)

Answer 17

Required manufacturers to put identification numbers on car parts to make them easier to trace when stolen

Question 18

Motor Vehicle Theft Prevention Act of 1994

Answer 18

Developed a voluntary, national motor vehicle theft prevention program

Question 19

New Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003

Answer 19

Enacted provisions to prevent identity theft and help victims

Question 20

phishing

Answer 20

Use of fake websites and e-mails to trick people into providing personal information

Question 21

revenge porn

Answer 21

A form of nonconsensual pornography where sexually graphic images are distributed without a person’s consent

Question 22

shoulder surfing

Answer 22

When offenders get information such as credit card numbers by watching or listening to someone enter them

Question 23

skimming

Answer 23

Using devices to extract personal information from automated teller machines (ATMs)

Question 24

smishing

Answer 24

form of phishing that occurs through SMS (text) alerts

Question 25

spear phishing

Answer 25

A type of fraud in which a target is communicated with using personalized information

Question 26

spyware

Answer 26

Software that surreptitiously collects information from unsuspecting people’s computers

Question 27

target hardening

Answer 27

Making it more difficult for an offender to attack a certain target

Question 28

technology-based coercive control

Answer 28

form of intimate partner violence in which offenders use methods of intimidation and isolation to control their victims, in this case via technology

Question 29

technology-facilitated sexual violence

Answer 29

Sexual violence perpetrated with the use of technology

Question 30

theft

Answer 30

The taking of another person’s property

Question 31

vishing

Answer 31

A type of phishing that takes place over the phone

Question 32

whaling

Answer 32

A type of phishing in which senior-level employees are targeted