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__**How to report a computer crime malware by email **__

Law & order, Malware, Security threats, Spam Do you know how to report a computer crime? Or even who you would report it to? You are not sure of the subject so you open the attached file. It is in fact a variant of Troj/Poison malware. You have, of course, inadvertently infected his computer with malware. The resulting infection compromises the security of your PC and opens a backdoor connection. The cybercriminal had no particular victim in mind; his intent was to lure as many victims as possible. What was the offence? We can break it down like this: The cybercriminal performed an unauthorised act in relation to a computer. It is unauthorised because he did not have permission to install the malware on your computer, and had you known you would not have consented to the cybercriminal’s action. The cybercriminal knew that his activity was unauthorised. The cybercriminal intended to impair the operation of your computer by installing a backdoor on the computer defeating the security. The legal bit This is focused on the UK, USA, Canada and Australia, but each country has its own legislation, though the relevant statute often exists to accommodate the same offences in each country. In the UK, most computer crime falls under offences covered by one of three pieces of law: Computer Misuse Act 1990 Communications Act 2003 Fraud Act 2006 Other associated crimes could include Conspiracy or Money Laundering offences, but victims of computer crime are more often than not affected by at least one of the three acts listed above. In this case, the cybercriminal commits an offence of an "Unauthorised Act with Intent to Impair”, contrary to Section 3 of the Computer Misuse Act 1990, committed when an offender modifies a computer with intent to impair the functionality of that computer.
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In the USA, most cybercrime offences, are covered by Title 18, United States Code (USC) Section 1030 – Fraud and related activity in connection with computers. This is what the cybercriminal contravened when he disseminated the malware-filled email.
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UK In the UK, when a crime has taken place it should be reported to the police, so you should go to his local police station to report it. A crime allegation may be investigated by a police force or may be referred to the Police Central e-Crime Unit (PCeU) which provides the UK's investigative response to the most serious incidents of cybercrime. The PCeU requests that the routine reporting of computer crime offences are not made directly to them. There is also an alternative reporting body for internet-enabled crime: Action Fraud. Action Fraud records and passes on crime reports to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, who then decides whether the incident requires further investigation, as not all computer crimes are investigated. USA The Department of Justice website contains a Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section with a contact page for reporting incidents to local, state or Federal Law Enforcement Agencies (LEA). In general, it is important that all computer crime be reported. Even if no investigation follows, crime report intelligence can be built up and an accurate picture of the levels of computer crime can be produced. If victims of a particular crime do not come forward to report incidents, then the number stated in crime reporting statistics will be not be a true reflection of the number of crimes taking place.
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