Cyber crimes chap 4

According to the text, logic bombs are typically installed by outsiders of an organization or corporation.

False

The ______, an underground web, allows offenders to stay anonymous and undetected, as these are not traceable by police.

Dark Net

In 2015, the most common crime reported to the Federal Consumer Commission was ______.

Identity theft

Commercial e-mail is defined as any electronic mail message the primary purpose of which is commercial advertisement or promotion of products or services.

True

Which of the following countermeasures helps prevent e-mail spoofing, that is, the forgery of an e-mail header to make it appear as if it is coming from a friend or employee?

implement message authentication

According to the text, human trafficking consists of all of the following elements EXCEPT ______.

outcome

The Identity Theft Resource Center estimates that it takes on average ______ hours to repair the damage of identity theft.

600

Botnets use ______ architecture in which each workstation has the same capabilities and responsibilities.

peer to peer

According to the text, phishing scams typically target ______.

personal information

______ is defined as a collection of infected machines worldwide that receive commands and perform some illegal actions such as distributed denial of service attacks, among others.

A botnet

Using the same password for several accounts does not make it easy for thieves to steal a victim's information.

False

The exchange of insults in a public setting, such as a bulletin board or chat room, is known as ______.

flaming

In 1998 Congress passed the Assumption Deterrence Act making identity theft ______.

a felony crime

Per the 1998 Assumption Deterrence Act, the text identified all of the following types of punishment EXCEPT ______.

probation

______ refers to all types of crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person's personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception, typically for economic gain.

identity theft

The Internal Revenue Service uses which of the following methods to contact a taxpayer?

mail

Which of the following was NOT identified as a way that criminals get information from their victims?

Criminals directly ask the victim for their personal information.

Which of the following countermeasures recommends that companies must complete regular data backups?

complete regular updates

Phishing is also referred to as "brand spoofing" or "carding."

True

According to the text, which of the following entities are considered a special target for botnets?

banks and financial institutions