The Legion Of Cyber Crime

In the early days of computing, a hacker was primarily referred to as a computer guru, someone who is extremely technical with a high expertise in computer also known as “Expert Programmers”. Nevertheless, as technology is advancing at a face pace, hacking has adopted a completely different definition. The modern definition is someone who access a computer system primarily to steal or destroy information. Hacking has caused major harm in the realm of technology. Over the years, hackers have become much more lethal in their craft. They manage to break into complex information systems from entities such as banks, government agencies, and private businesses. Furthermore, they often manipulate their victims through social engineering in order to obtain financial benefits. Hackers hold different label such as: black hat hacker and white hat hacker in which all have their own motives.

The goal is to inform the public of the facts about hackers and the influences from pop culture and mainstream media that have changed society’s perception of hackers over time. I will also discuss statistical data about society’s fear of hackers and how it has changed the perception of hackers. If I can convince the readers that hackers are responsible for many of the technological innovations over the last 50 years, it will help me argue my point and hopefully persuade people to reconsider their opinions of hackers. The ultimate goal is to persuade people to redefine their definition of hackers and hope that society will use the correct classifications when reporting about them or describing their character in pop culture, but I would be satisfied if I could just create a platform for the next step on the road to change. One thing that absolutely amazed me was the amount of new information that is created and distributed every year. I learned that it is important to make sure that the message is strong and loud so it will not be lost amongst all the other information. An argument must be clear and maintain focus so that the audience will not become disinterested or

Times have changed what was known as organized crime has been replaced by Cybercrimes (Heists: Cybercrimes with Ben Hammersley). Cybercrimes have risen dramatically in recent years and have become a major issue the United States and company’s face today jeopardizing as well as threatening the critical infrastructure of America (Cyberwar Threat, 2005). Sadly, the status quo of cyber security is very unstable with the advancements and growth which has put most individuals and businesses into an enormous threat (Agustina, 2015).

There are also a number of subgroups that you can use to categorize hackers. A ‘Grey Hat’ hacker, is somewhere between a White Hat and a Black Hat. They find vulnerabilities in a company’s network, without their knowledge, and then offers to fix the vulnerabilities for a price. Sometimes the Grey Hat may even disclose the flaw publicly, they will not however use the flaw themselves.

White hats are the opposite of black hats. They are the so called “ethical hackers”. They use their knowledge and skills to protect against black hats, protect systems, and create new and stronger ways to combat cyber-attacks.

They are hacking to network or computer with permission. A cybercriminal is a person who uses computer technology to commit a crime for which that person can be prosecuted. The crime usually involves illegally gaining access to one or more computer systems to steal information, take them offline or both, either for malicious purposes or financial gain. Black hat hacker is hacking without the permission but Hargrave also note the term “black hat” also have little misleading because “there is an important series of conventions called Black Hat that is attended by security experts and

However, there is a significant portion of culprits aiming for secretive intellectual properties, much more than their Eastern European counterparts, whose goal is profit from toxic malwares (Kshetri 2013). Interestingly, Chinese intrinsic hackers hack for some noble causes such as patriotism, political and communal obligations (Kshetri 2013). Typical Chinese perpetrators are overwhelmingly males working individually. They are young amateurs, mostly 17 to 45 years old, with some still in junior high-school. They use toolkits, botnets predisposed online for petty crimes. Contrast to common belief, most don’t receive good education, usually high-school students, unemployed individuals, low-rank employees or manual workers. Group based cyber crimes, on the other hand, are more complicated. These groups are highly specialized, diversely scattered and horizontally organized. They are tailored to specific task-for-hire such as creating botnets or releasing Trojan malwares. Their members are located across China and work as equal with little to none hierarchical order. The interconnectedness and space-time boundlessness of cyber-world help them expand greatly, even passing through sovereign borders with one incident when Chinese hackers attacked the US conglomerate DuPont somewhere between 2009 and 2010. Due to the wild success of online frauds, many traditional criminal organizations have switched to Internet based operations. Some online groups go further and get backed up by legitimate corporates seeking extra profit under the table (Chan & Wang

Throughout the decades since technology has been introduced into society; there has been people to exploit them for money, personal gain, and “fame”. Every since the first personal computer that came out in 1940s people were all thinking of the possibilities to either gain information and provide an easier life style for the ones using it. Information comes in different from personal information to very confidential information. There are many reasons why people hack to get information; personal reasons and gains, corporate espionage and just for malicious purposes. There are also many discipline methods when it comes to people

These are the people setting the very negative example of computer literate people around the world. They know no morals, or ethical value behind what they do, but to compromise, and cause havoc upon the end user computing world. Hackers fall into two categories: Black Hat and White Hat Hackers. While Black Hat hackers illegally crack into systems for malicious reasons, their White Hat counterparts probe and test for security flaws and IT research (Black Hat/White Hat). The term "hacker" can be explained as a person who enjoys learning the details of a computer system and how to stretch their capabilities beyond a person who learns the bare minimum to use a computer (Palmer). By this definition, a hacker can be anyone who is willing to expand their knowledge with a computer to better benefit themselves, or more importantly, others.

Anonymity has always been a desirable result when criminals commit a crime. Whether a person is covering their face with a ski mask as they physically rob a bank or someone infiltrates a hospital’s network to steal personal information for ransom, every criminal finds comfort in the warped sense that their identity will most likely be unknown, which will allow them to evade law enforcement. Due to technological advancements, criminals are more likely to remain anonymous after committing a criminal act when they engage in cyber crime. As a result, organized crime has been able to evolve due to the rapid emergence of technology, presenting the greatest threat to the transnational community known to date. ‘Hacktivism,’ which is the act of breaking into computer systems for politically and/or socially motivated purposes, is challenging the fine line between basic rights and criminality.

The psychology aspects of cybersecurity define the hacker motives or psychology. Hackers are driven from monetary gains to political to pleasure-seeking to intimidation to intuition to revenge or to a desire to make systems more secure. But black and grey hat hackers are normally driven by monetary gains. Some hacking that impact on human factors may be ethical, legal or purely psychological.

Every day, hospitals in the United States and around the world are working long hours in responding to emergencies, attending patients, delivering newborn babies, performing surgeries, and foremost – saving lives. Not too long ago, cyberspace has given institutions such as hospitals the tools to accumulate and file as much information and data as possible in this great space of technology, networks, and systems. Information such as patient’s information, treatments, machinery, as well as having a better way to have a secure place to store them and have authorization in accessing them. However, such tools had been used as weapons by those who want to have access and possession of such critical information and control by cyber criminals, thieves, and terrorists. Unfortunately, it’s not simple to live in a world in which laws can just simply protect institutions that help save lives. Rather, hospitals have fallen as victims of cyberattacks.

Throughout the years the rate of computer crime has only been getting worse. For one thing the security development is falling behind the hackers’ knowledge how to bypass the latest security advancements. If the hackers’ are ahead of the newest security breaches then it does no good on helping the average person because they are at risk of having information stole from them at any point in time (Martin). If new security advancements don’t find a way to get back in front of the hackers’ knowledge then this worldly known problem will only continue to escalate throughout the next generations and the following making them have to work harder to solve the problems that we created for them and did nothing to fix it (Bellmore). Right now it is a major problem that needs to be resolved but it has to be acted upon very soon with determination or else it will just continue until the point where we lose control and hackers’ rule the world and nobody can stop them (O'Harrow). In order to unravel this difficult situation it is important that these current issues we are involved in are throw of the track of going on a express train the wrong direction to the dark side of the hackers’ we need help to bring it back to the light.

“If you spend more on coffee than on IT security, you will be hacked. What’s more, you deserve to be hacked." -Richard Clarke

White hat hackers are computer hackers who specialize in ethical hacking such as penetration testing and other methodologies to make sure that an organizations security measures are adequate. White hat hackers use their skills to improve security by probing and exposing vulnerabilities in organizations. These types of hackers have permission by the organizations or companies. Grey hat hackers are those who may violate the laws or ethical standards sometimes but do not have the malicious intent. Black hat hackers are hackers who use malicious means to harms someone’s computer, block access to information, breach an organization’s internet security, and violate laws.