Case of Vasiliy Gorshkov and Alexey Ivanov

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Vasiliy Gorshkov and Alexey Ivanov, computer crimes, FBI

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There have been reports of computer crimes of late in the news and the surprising realization is that children are becoming criminal masterminds online. There are readily available hacker tools that can be used by unskilled people to wreak havoc for financial gain or just for fun. The disturbing reality is that many people are not aware they are actually committing a crime until it is too late. This has been a serious problem for teachers, parents, governments and businesses trying to work hard to protect children and the general public from online threats. The best way to protect people from computer crime is by letting them understand what computer crime is all about. Computer crime can be viewed in three ways. The first one is attacking computers of other people by spreading malicious viruses. The second one is using a computer as a weapon to commit crime like illegal gambling or fraud. The third one is storing information in a computer illegally.

In this case study of Vasiliy Gorshkov and Alexey Ivanov we are going to examine whether the FBI investigative techniques went too far in apprehending the two Russian cyber criminals. In addition to this, we will also investigate how the FBI used the law to apprehend the cyber criminals and whether their actions should stand scrutiny under the current U.S. cyber law. Furthermore, more case studies will be examined and the impact of cybercrime investigations of non-U.S. citizens will be discussed and analyzed. The overview has looked at what computer crime is all about and the definition can summarize computer crime as attacking computers of other people by spreading malicious viruses, using a computer to commit crime, and storing illegal information on a computer.

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[...] Three Charged in Dave and Buster's Hacking Job. Retrieved March from http://www.cio.com/article/357068/Three_Charged_in_Dave_Buster_s_Hacking_Job New Law Magazine. (2011). Top 10 points to remember in Cyber law. [...]

[...] Introduction In this case study of Vasiliy Gorshkov and Alexey Ivanov we are going to examine whether the FBI investigative techniques went too far in apprehending the two Russian cyber criminals. In addition to this, we will also investigate how the FBI used the law to apprehend the cyber criminals and whether their actions should stand scrutiny under the current U.S. cyber law. Furthermore, more case studies will be examined and the impact of cybercrime investigations of non-U.S. citizens will be discussed and analyzed. [...]

[...] He was promised a dream job and took with him Vasiliy Gorshkov, a fellow programmer. After their arrival in Seattle airport they were given interviews of hacking other networks which they proved to be very successful. They were later arrested by the FBI. In Washington on October a jury found Vasiliy of Russia guilty on 20 counts of conspiracy on fraud and computer crimes. The targets of the computer crime include Nara Bank, Speakeasy Network, PayPal, National Bank of Waco, and many other companies. [...]

[...] Going back to the FBI case, since the Russians were in the United States when they did the interview and hacked Invita by using their accounts in Russia, this gave FBI a chance to copy information using the Russian's accounts and getting a warrant for arrest from a United States judge.Furthermore, it would be impossible to scrutinize the FBI's procedure of getting incriminating evidence under the current U.S. cyber laws against the two Russians by using their skills against them. The is true because the law requires that the person to be tried in the area where the crime has taken place, and in the case study the crime took place in the United States. Several cases have materialized where the U.S. law enforcement has targeted non-U.S. [...]

[...] Case of Vasiliy Gorshkov and Alexey Ivanov Abstract Computer crime has become a major issue to teachers, parents, governments and businesses in their effort to curb it. However, the better way to protect people from computer crime is by letting them understand what computer crime is all about. With readily available hacker tools that can be used by unskilled people, the police have to intervene to ensure the general public is safe from computer criminals attacks. Keywords: computer, crimes, police, hacker, attacks, tools. [...]

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