Dissecting Computer Fraud: From Definitional Issues to a Taxonomy

Proceedings of the 37th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (2004)

8 Pages Posted: 16 Mar 2015

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Lucian Vasiu

Independent

Ioana Vasiu

Babes-Bolyai University - Faculty of Law

Date Written: 2004

Abstract

In this paper, in a conceptual-analytical research approach, we propose a dissection of computer fraud. First, we look into the elements of an offense, the act of fraud in general, than explain what is and what is not computer fraud. Next, from a prevention perspective, we propose a taxonomy of computer fraud with respect to perpetration platform, and to perpetration method. We believe that our contributions extend the existing knowledge of the phenomenon, and can assist those fighting computer fraud to better understand it and to design means of preventing and reporting it.

Keywords: Computer fraud, cybercrime, taxonomy, CFAA

JEL Classification: M10, K14, K42, L86

Suggested Citation

Vasiu, Lucian and Vasiu, Ioana, Dissecting Computer Fraud: From Definitional Issues to a Taxonomy (2004). Proceedings of the 37th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (2004), Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2578514

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