computer fraud

More definitions of computer fraud:
any traditional crime that has acquired a new dimension or order of magnitude through the aid
of a computer, and abuses that have come into being because of computers;

• any financial dishonesty that takes place in a computer environment;

• any threats to the computer itself, such as theft of hardware or software, sabotage and demands
for ransom.

The reason for not classifying the computer crime as a “Crime”

1. It could be argued that computer crime is not a unique offense but rather a novel means of
committing a more traditional offense. Consequently, many computer crimes are prosecuted
under such traditional criminal statutes as wire fraud and destruction of property.

2. While existing criminal statutes are sufficiently generic to prosecute many computer-related
offenses, these statutes are incomplete. For example, some offenses – such as unauthorized access
to a computer to permit "electronic browsing" – are uniqu...