Week #4a

https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/01/30/cops_crime_failure/

February 23, 2020

There have been numerous cybercrimes in America that have occurred throughout the history of the Internet. So, you would think that there would be a series of legal actions taken to avenge those affected. However, according to the article, “police officers, at the city to state level, lack the basic skills to pursue online crimes, and instead hand cases off to overworked and undermanned specialized cybercrime units. As a result, in many cases, cybercrime falls through the cracks”. This doesn’t come as a shock to me but I would have some hope that they have follow ups with these units in order to assure the cases can be closed.

Due to this system, only three in every one thousand cases are actually prosecuted. That means a lot of people are getting away with their crimes and have to opportunity to continue their schemes. This is truly disappointing. It leaves the internet in a very vulnerable place because those who are being paid to ‘protect the people’ are doing the complete opposite. Instead, they continue to blame the victims for falling prey and clicking on a phishing link.

I chose this article because I found its topic quite fascinating. What can be learned from this is that, there are a lot of cybercriminals still roaming around. They can still be corrupting links and sending them to their victims. Just be on the look out and protect your electronics.