Computer Crimes

• Bomb
• Program to trigger damage
• Scheduled to run at a later date
• May be found in software for general public, especially shareware
• Data diddling
• Changing data before or as it enters the system
• Denial of service attack (DOS)
• Hackers bombard a site with more request for service than it can possible handle
• Prevents legitimate users from accessing the site
• Appearance of requests coming from many different sites simultaneously
• Piggybacking
• Original user does not sign off properly
• Intruder gains accesses to files via the original user id
• Salami technique
• Embezzlement
• Scavenging
• Search garbage and recycling bins for personal information
• Trapdoor
• Illicit program left within a completed legitimate program
• Permits unauthorized and unknown entry to the program
• Trojan horse
• Illegal instructions placed inside a legitimate program
• Program does something useful and destructive at the same time
• Zapping
• Software to bypass security systems