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An Introduction to Computer Crime and the Burden it Imposes on Society
In today's society, one must be alerted to the growing problem of computer crime in the United States and abroad. According to Icove, Seger, and VonStorch (1995):
Computer crime encompasses a wide range of offenses, from the physical theft and destruction of equipment, to the electronic sabotage and misappropriation of data and systems, to the outright theft of money (p. 17). There is perhaps no other form of crime that cuts so broadly across the types of criminals and the severity of their offenses as computer crime (p. 29).
Individuals who commit this type of crime are known as hackers. Hackers are responsible for billions of dollars of lost and stolen money and put a great strain upon our law enforcement and economy. By examining what computer crime is and how it affects society, one can better understand why computer crime is considered to be a great burden upon modern society.......

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