Cybercrime may be divided into two categories: crimes that involve an attack on a computer network and “net crime” and crime that is facilitated through use of the Internet. Identify and summarize Cybercrimes that consist specifically of attacks ON A NETWORK.

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Attacks on a network include:
Viruses. Corrupting of computer programs.
Denial-of-service attacks. Preventing access to computer programs.
Hacking. Breaking into a Web site.
Malware. Spying on a user’s operation of a computer and recording information to break into confidential files.

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Some of the most common indicators of employee thefts include:

a. mistakes in shipping and receiving records. b. accurate accounting records. c. lack of shortages in inventory records. d. operative security devices.

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Both rioters and police have been known to perform for the media

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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GDP measures

A) the amount of underground activity in a nation. B) the changes in the unemployment rate in a given year. C) the nation's economic activity. D) the nation's economic welfare.

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Part II offenses are recorded by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to give a general idea of the "crime picture" in the United States in any given year.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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