WEEK 10

Question 1

Importance of social media for organized crime

Answer 1

• exert power and influence over a wider audience
• coordinate criminal activities and plan illegal actions
• law enforcement monitors social media to detect criminal activity
• anonymity
• global scale
• virtual marketplaces
• corruption

Question 2

Aesthetics of wealth, power, and belonging

Answer 2

• wealth = image of a life of luxury, power, success
• power = strength, control, threat, intimidate
• belonging = specific symbolism/language/apperance, connection

Question 3

Canada and cybercrime

Answer 3

• Criminal Intelligence Services Canada
• use social networks as source of info

Question 4

What is cybercrime and examples?

Answer 4

• criminal activities carried out using the internet, computer networks, or other digital technologies
• EXAMPLES = online fraud, hacking, identity theft, cyberstalking

Question 5

Cybercrime offences

Answer 5

• hacking
• identity theft
• child pornography
• internet fraud
• cyberstalking
• cyber extortion
• cyber terrorism
• cyber heist

Question 6

3 types of OC activity related to technology

Answer 6

• cyber-dependent OC
  criminal activities facilitated/committed through use of technology (hacking)
• cyber-enabled OC
  activities enabled by use of digital technologies (identity theft)
• cyber-assisted OC
  activities that are traditional in nature but facilitated by use of technology (drug deal)

Question 7

5 types of opportunities the Internet provides

Answer 7

1. communicative = instant message
2. managerial = efficiency
3. security = anonymity/operational security
4. emergent = creation of new activities
5. logistical = enhances speed/scale

Question 8

What is cryptocurrency?

Answer 8

• digital asset based on a network that is distributed across a large number of computers
• exists outside of govt control and central authorities
• cheaper/faster money transfers and decentralized systems
• volatile price, high energy consumption
• used for criminal purposes

Question 9

What are the criminal webs?

Answer 9

• Deep Web
• Dark Web - part of the Deep Web

Question 10

Structure of a cyber-gang organization

Answer 10

• team leader
• coder
• network administrator
• intrusion specialist
• data miners
• money specialist

Question 11

3 types of identity theft

Answer 11

1. identity thief assumes the victim’s life (rare)
2. “virtual identity theft”
3. victim’s credit identity is stolen such as social security or other identifying info (most common)

Question 12

Types of Internet fraud

Answer 12

• advance fee frauds = victim is lured into paying money to receive a service or benefit but this never occurs
• fraudulent online sales = individual purchases merchandise but never receives it

Question 13

What is the Silk Road?

Answer 13

• underground website
• illegal marketplace
• users could buy/sell drugs and other illicit goods and services
• used cryptocurrency