Computers & Crime (4): CyberCrime & Profit

Jump to: navigation, search

This article discusses the existing theft via the internet that exists today. Bank robberies happen everyday, but they can also happen via the internet. Russian hackers were embezzling money from different bank institutions via computer viruses from 2013 to 2018. There are many ways hackers can steal money from institutions such as inflating account balances, or by laundry money into cryptocurrency and exchanging it for luxury items such as cars, homes, boats, etc. Crime has moved online and the threats have increased overtime as technology has grown and is more accessible. This article also states that security software programs are the number one cyber scammers and are government corrupted.

https://moneyweek.com/503318/cybercrime-profit-from-the-fight-against-criminals-in-your-computer/

Angelgarica61805 (talk)08:51, 24 March 2019