Description
Cybercrime
Find a recent article about cybercrime. Write a paper telling what happened and how the problem is being dealt with. You may create the document in Microsoft Word, Open Office, or Google Docs to tell about the cybercrime that you found. Try to answer all of the who, what, why, when, where questions.
Your paper should be about 4 pages and properly formatted.
General APA Guidelines
Your essay should be typed, double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5" x 11") with 1" margins on all sides. You should use a clear font that is highly readable. APA recommends using 12 pt. Times New Roman font.
Include a page header (also known as the "running head") at the top of every page. To create a page header/running head, insert page numbers flush right. Then type "TITLE OF YOUR PAPER" in the header flush left using all capital letters. The running head is a shortened version of your paper's title and cannot exceed 50 characters including spacing and punctuation. Please search for APA format or see one of the links below for correct formatting.
https://www.verywellmind.com/general-rules-for-apa-format-2794840
You should have at least 3 sources. Cite each of the sources where you got the information. If it is a website include a hyperlink.
Note: If you want to use initials, you must first use the full name. Example: National Security Administration (NSA). After that, you may use just the initials.
Explanation & Answer
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Running head: BALTIMORE RANSOMWARE ATTACK
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BALTIMORE RANSOMWARE ATTACK
Introduction
On May 7, 2018, about 10,000 Baltimore government computers were digitally seized by
hackers who demanded payment estimated at around $100,000 in bitcoins to free them back up
Chokshi, N. (2019). The hackers deployed malicious malware to block access to the government
computer system until system owners pay the ransom. Ransomware, as they are referred to, are
attacks where hackers lock up files using encryption, so users are unable to access them. The
hackers then go ahead and demand payment to provide the cyber keys to unlock the data, usually,
inform of hard to trace digital currency like bitcoin. According to a ransom note left by the attackers,
the ransomware that was used in this case was called RobbinHood. The note also threatened an
increase of the ransom if the payment is not made in 4 days, and destroy the information if the
ransom is not paid in 10 days.
This attack affected government emails, halted online real estate payments, and all
payments to the city's departments. All city services apart from 911 and 311 services were affected
by the hack. An estimated one thousand five hundred pending home sales were delayed according
to a letter from congressional lawmakers in Maryland who were requesting data on the attack from
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (F.B.I.) directors Jahankhani & Kendzierskyj (2019). City
council committee meetings were canceled, and water customers were affected as well. Upon
learning of the hack, th...
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