Unveiling Extortion
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Which of the following best describes extortion?

  • A type of theft involving the use of fear and threats to obtain a benefit (correct)
  • A type of cybercrime involving the use of technology to commit theft
  • A type of robbery involving immediate harm to the victim
  • A type of bribery involving financial incentives to gain a benefit
  • What is the difference between extortion and bribery?

  • Extortion involves threatening harm to gain a benefit, while bribery involves offering financial incentives to gain a benefit (correct)
  • Extortion involves seeking personal gain, while bribery involves seeking reputational gain
  • Extortion involves immediate harm to the victim, while bribery involves future harm
  • Extortion involves nonviolent threats, while bribery involves violent threats
  • What can be considered a threatened harm in extortion?

  • Accusing someone of a crime
  • Revealing a secret
  • Inflicting personal injury
  • All of the above (correct)
  • Which of the following is a common cyber variation of a traditional crime?

    <p>Online fraud</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a cyber-dependent crime?

    <p>A crime that requires the necessary use of technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of phishing schemes?

    <p>To trick people into providing sensitive information to scammers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a larger scale cybercrime?

    <p>Bringing down critical infrastructure systems like the power grid</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of crime recognizes both the person offering the bribe and the one taking the bribe as offenders?

    <p>Bribery</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the basic criminal component to bribery?

    <p>Quid pro quo relationship</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What distinguishes cyber-dependent crimes from cyber-enabled crimes?

    <p>The use of computers is required for cyber-dependent crimes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the actus reus in cybercrimes?

    <p>Use of computer technology to commit a crime</p> Signup and view all the answers

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