Quotes About Cybercrime

The hackers don't want to destroy the network. They want to keep it running, so they can keep making money from it.

What was once a comparatively minor threat - people hacking for fun or for bragging rights - has turned into full-blown economic espionage and extremely lucrative cyber crime.

Collaring neds for breaking and entering is one thing, managing the gay community outreach program and training constables is another, but international cybercrime in a nuclear bunker under Drum Brae is right off the map.

Mostly, cybercriminals are motivated to commit crime for financial gain.

Should we fear hackers? Intention is at the heart of this discussion.

I get hired to hack into computers now and sometimes it's actually easier than it was years ago.

It's actually a smarter crime because imagine if you rob a bank, or you're dealing drugs. If you get caught you're going to spend a lot of time in custody. But with hacking, it's much easier to commit the crime and the risk of punishment is slim to none.

The Spy Act prohibits keystroke logging, hijacking, and phishing.

Most devices have been hacked in some way and are part of - part of a botnet network that can come after you in DDoS attacks.

Nine out of every 10 large corporations and government agencies have been attacked by computer intruders.

The alarm bells sound regularly: cybergeddon; the next Pearl Harbor; one of the greatest existential threats facing the United States. With increasing frequency, these are the grave terms officials invoke about the menace of cybercrime - and they're not understating the threat.

Computer hackers do not need to know each other's real names, or even live on the same continent, to steal millions in mere hours.

No computer or smartphone can ever be considered 100 percent 'safe.' We're all engaged in a perpetual battle with criminals and hostile governments trying to use computers and the Internet to steal information and identities.

Cybercrime is becoming everything in crime. Again, because people have connected their entire lives to the Internet, that's where those who want to steal money or hurt kids or defraud go. So it's an epidemic for reasons that make sense.

The destructive malware attack against Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) in late 2014 was an unprecedented cyber event for the United States in its scope, destructiveness, and economic implications. The FBI responded to this attack with an investigation that was groundbreaking in its scope and collaboration.

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Technology breeds crime and we are constantly trying to develop technology to stay one step ahead of the person trying to use it negatively.

The biggest thing that concerns me is when we start getting countries using cybercrime to shut down infrastructure, electricity, communications systems, the Internet, et cetera.

Unfortunately cybercrime is the crime of our generation.

I am well aware of the facts presented by numerous security experts on the many ways in which the United States' digital networks have come under siege by cybercriminals and under daily assault by hackers in league with various foreign governments.

The vast majority of the online crime cases, we don't even know which continent the attacks are coming from. And even if we are able to find online criminals, quite often there is no outcome. The local police don't act, or if they do, there's not enough evidence, or for some reason we can't take them down.

the Computer Crimes Unit. They'd been in existence for less than a year. The Geek Squad

In the old days, a con man would be good looking, suave, well dressed, well spoken and presented themselves real well. Those days are gone because it's not necessary. The people committing these crimes are doing them from hundreds of miles away.

I don't need to understand how encryption works to understand how it's helping the criminals.