Cybercrime: Conceptual Issues for Congress and U.S. Law Enforcement
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This report gives an overview of cybercrime, which can include crimes such as identity theft, payment card fraud, and intellectual property theft. The report discusses where the criminal acts exist (in both the real and digital worlds), motivations for cybercrimes, and who is committing them, as well as government definitions, strategies, and methods of tracking cybercrime.
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This report gives an overview of cybercrime, which can include crimes such as identity theft, payment card fraud, and intellectual property theft. The report discusses where the criminal acts exist (in both the real and digital worlds), motivations for cybercrimes, and who is committing them, as well as government definitions, strategies, and methods of tracking cybercrime.
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Finklea, Kristin M. & Theohary, Catherine A.Cybercrime: Conceptual Issues for Congress and U.S. Law Enforcement,
report,
July 20, 2012;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc98020/:
accessed March 29, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
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