• E4J University Module Series: Cybercrime

• Module 2: General Types of Cybercrime

• Introduction and learning outcomes

• Key issues

  • Offences against the confidentiality, integrity and availability of computer data and systems
  • Computer-related offences
  • Content-related offences
  • Conclusion
  • References

• Exercises

• Possible class structure

• Core reading

• Advanced reading

• Student assessment

• Additional teaching tools

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• First published in May 2019
  

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  This module is a resource for lecturers  

 

Additional teaching tools

 

Cases in the media

These cases can be used to stimulate discussion during the lecture:

• Associated Press. (2018). Beware the Fax Machine: Some Hackers Target Old Gadgets. 13 August 2018. 
• Blake, Andrew. (2018). WannaCry cyberattacks persist more than a year after global outbreak. Associated Press, 13 November 2018. 
• Farrell, Michael B. (2017). After 'Facebook killing' social media confronts its dark side. Christian Science Monitor, 20 April 2017. 
• Mahmud, Aqil Haziq. (2018). SingHealth will notify patients affected by cyberattack. Channel NewsAsia, 20 July 2018. 
• McNeill, David. (2018). Manga and anime industries to be exempt from Japan's new law banning images of child abuse. The Independent, 18 June 2014. 
• US Department of Justice. (2018). Former Law School Student Pleads Guilty To Cyberstalking: Posts Ads on Craigslist and other Websites.
• US Department of Justice. (2018). Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to 25 Offenses Associated with Cyberstalking Former Housemate and Others.  
• US Department of Justice. (2018). Russian Hacker Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Prison in Scheme that Caused $4.1 Million in Losses with Fraudulent Debit Cards. 
• Volz, Dustin and Robert McMillan. (2018). For Millions of Hacked Federal Employees, New Fears of Identity Theft. Wall Street Journal, 22 June 2018. 

 

Film

• Takedown  » A 2000 film about the pursuit and capture of a famous US hacker, Kevin Mitnick, by US authorities.     

 

Websites

• CISCO. A Cisco Guide to Defending Against Distributed Denial of Service Attacks.  
• Norton by Symantec. What is a man-in-the-middle attack?
• Trend Micro. Cybercriminal Underground Economy Series.
• Veracode. Man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack. Man-in-the-Middle Tutorial: Learn About Man-in-the-Middle Attacks, Vulnerabilities and How to Prevent MITM Attacks. 

 

Videos

• Kevin Mitnick. Kevin Mitnick Sample Speaking Clips and Hacks You'll See Live (length: 17:54)  » This video, as the title implies, covers short excerpts of Mitnick's speaking engagements.
• PowerCert Animated Videos. DDoS Attack Explained (26 November 2017) (length: 5:42)  » This animated video explains DDoS attacks and botnets.

 

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