NCJ Number
15287
Date Published
1973
Length
221 pages
Annotation
A SERIES OF CASE STUDIES THAT DESCRIBE INCIDENTS OF COMPUTER AIDED LARCENY AND EMBEZZLEMENT.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR TELLS THE STORY OF RECENT COMPUTER-AGE FELONIES SUCH AS AN INTERNATIONAL BANK ROBBERY BY CABLED COMPUTER CODES, JET-AGE CREDIT CARD SWINDLES, THE HOLDING OF COMPUTERS HOSTAGE FOR POLITICAL GOALS, AND THE STEADY MILKING OF COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTS BY INSIDERS. IN ONE INCIDENT A GROUP OF COMPUTER TECHNICIANS FORCED A SUBSTANTIAL RAISE BY THREATENING TO BANKRUPT THEIR COMPANY BY SABOTAGING THE COMPUTER MEMORY.