... unlike Hackers" (Foltz, 2002). Crackers are computer users who attempt to manipulate or destroy information or equipment. They possess extensive knowledge of operating system vulnerabilities, develop their own tools for cracking, and exhibit malicious intent on specific targets with specific objectives. The objectives are significantly more threatening than script kiddie attacks due to their malicious, direct, and skillful manner. Consider the ... result was a series of illegal transfers from offshore bank accounts to his employers. The act was pre-meditated, contained malice, and resul...

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... . The united states has an increasing dependancy on information technology, and cyber crime infringes on the security of this necessity. Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11, the U.S. government is finally cracking down on cyber-terrorism, but even then, only a small fraction of these cyber criminals are caught and prosecuted. Many of these criminals are juveniles that are just having fun with ... ...

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... actually do damage to computer systems and profit from stolen information. These individuals are referred to by the hacking community as crackers because their "unethical" and illegal conduct is actually cracking. As a rule hackers do not like crackers (53). True hackers are interested not in destruction but in technology, and they circumvent security only to help improve it (53). A hacker who ... ...

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... Squad, but they themselves, are vulnerable for attack. In the three classes of criminal activity, I feel the misuse of a computer is the largest and most often used. It entails hacking, cracking, denial of service, viruses, worms, Trojans, spamming, page jacking, stalking, identity theft, and any criminal thing you can name that's done with a computer. In this case, the computer is used ... ...

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... breaks the security of a system. Coined by hackers in defense against journalistic misuse of the term "hacker." The term "cracker" reflects a strong revulsion at the theft and vandalism perpetrated by cracking rings. There is far less overlap between hacker Dom and cracker Dom than most would suspect ". (http://www.discovery.com/area/technology/hackers/glossary.html). These are a few of the ... ...

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