Criminaltrespassingis when a person, or group of people, goes onto, or into, someone else’s property without having permission from the current owner. There are various stages of this crime, as well as numerous defenses that can be used to fight against charges. Trespassing of this nature ...
The basic elements of criminal mischief are: intention or reckless damage, to other people's property, without permission. That means that: Keying your own car is not criminal mischief. Painting graffiti on the walls of a building at the request of the owner is not criminal mischief. Accidenta...
right to, or act of enteringreal property. Entry can be lawful or unlawful. Criminal trespass is akin to unlawful entry, but while unlawful entry is the crime of entering someone else’s property through the use of fraud or some other illegal means, but without force, trespassing is simply...
Another issue is the fast pace of technological innovation. In many cases,our laws are not current enoughto adequately address all the possible forms of cybercrime. It might take anewer, younger wave of lawmakersto properly take on the challenges of today’s digital and criminal landscape. How ...
In England and Wales, non-consensual condom removal carries the same criminal penalty as rape, although unfortunately it is not always treated with the same seriousness. Sadly, stealthing is disturbingly commonplace; one study conducted in Melbourne in 2019 found over 30% of women had been victim...
What is Crimeware-as-a-Service Model (CaaS)? Crimeware-as-a-Service, or CaaS, is a term that refers to a model of cybercriminal activity that allows experienced hackers and digital criminals to provide their services, or tools, to less experienced cybercriminals in exchange for payment. Ini...
Telecommunications companies, police officials, and media outlets worldwide have suggested that 5G coronavirus conspiracies have sparked a flurry of attacks on telecoms workers and infrastructure since the start of the pandemic. Arson attacks and cases of criminal damage to masts, …Continue reading→ ...
Traditional hackers refer to the criminal subversion of a security system as “cracking,” as when a bank robber cracks a safe. So what’s a hacker? Simply put, a hacker is someone who applies their computer skills toward solving a problem. What are the three types of hackers? Depending ...
Intentional cyber threat:An example is a cybercriminal installing the WannaCry ransomware attack, which targeted computers running the Microsoft Windows operating system byencryptingdata and demanding ransom payments in the Bitcoin cryptocurrency. Accidental cyber threats:Poorly configuredS3 bucket securityleadin...
Placement is the initial entry of a criminal’s financial proceeds into the financial system. Layering separates the criminal’s financial proceeds from their source and creates adeliberately complex audit trailthrough a series of financial transactions. ...