Computer Crime

A Computer crime is generally defined as any crime accomplished through special knowledge of computer technology. The person who commits a Computer Crime is a person who violates any of the following things: Unauthorized access to a computer system, A person is guilty of a computer crime when they gain unauthorized access to a computer system knowing that they are not authorized to do so. Theft of computer services. A person is guilty of the …

…in business applications where crime has traditionally occurred. Conservative estimates have quoted $3 billion to $100 billion as yearly losses due to computer hackers. It will be fascinating to see, as technology continues to transform society, the way that technological criminals will transform the boundaries of crime. It will also be interesting to see how the government will fight this battle against these new types of crime, while preserving the rights and freedom of the American people.