Two days ago the U.S. Justice Department charged a 28 year old man with stealing 130 million credit card numbers. How did he do it? He hacked into multiple computer networks owned by firms that supported major retail and financial organizations. Why would anyone do that? To sell your information to highest bidder.
Who Are These New Age Criminals?
The criminals of the electronic age are inconspicuous. When we see them on the news, they look like every day people, the guy next door. They could be our coaches, school teachers, computer nerds and local bankers for all we know. What is the world coming to? Well, criminals have always been around and their success has always depended on their ablity to overcome the barriers that non-criminals put in place to to keep them out (steel doors, locks, alarms, safes, etc.). Today’s Internet criminals are no different, they are learning how to get around the high-tech barriers like computer firewalls and encrypted files.
Can we stop Internet crime? This is a question with a variety of vague answers that lead nowhere. Actually, its almost impossible to stop this contemporary affliction. Think about it; most of the planet thrives on the daily use of computers and networks. How could we ever cut this off? The reality is that people can log onto a number of computers using aliases and basically do whatever they want. It’s difficult to track such criminals. Let’s face it, the World-Wide-Web is like a free (all you can eat) buffet for criminals. As and individual, the best thing you can do is to remain ever vigilant of your personal information. Keep your anti-virus program up to date on your computer, change your passwords on a regular basis, delete spam when you receive (do not open it) and watch your financial accounts like a “hawk”. Look for anything out of the ordinary and report it right away. It’s always better to be safe than to be sorry.
These days we are trying harder to squelch Internet crime. A number of police officers and reporters are getting involved. They can easily pose online as a juvenile, and lure a predator into meeting them. This typically ends with a pedophile caught on film and denying everything. Go figure. Hopefully measures such as these will help to obliterate our dilemma with Internet crime. If you are interested in Internet crime, and wish to become further informed, simply hop on Google.com and punch in the keywords “Internet crime” for instant results. You will be surprised by the volume of information on this topic.
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