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Question: There are several convicted cases of cyberstalking and Internet fraud/abuse. Misha Glenny, a United Kingdom- based journalist, recently wrote a book on the subject matter appropriately titled Dark Markets. For this assignment, you are required to scan the popular press (for example, The Wall Street Journal) and find 5 cases of individuals who have been convicted of cyberstalking, fraud, and abuse. If possible, identify at least two cases that occurred in, or impacted, the Middle East. Document each case and provide a brief synopsis. What issues do these cases bring to light? What laws might attach? Answer: Case 1 (Cited from -Associated press) Adam Savader, who is a republican activist from New York, was convicted of cyber stalking and sentenced to federal prison for 30 years. He hacked into the online accounts of 15 women, found their nude photos and threatened them to send him more photos lest hell send the pictures to their relatives. The man was believed to be suffering from mental health issues. Cyber stalking involves threatening or harassing someone over the Internet. Many Cyber stalking laws have been passed to curb this crime. Case 2 (Cited from- fbi.gov.in) Jason White, owner of a Temecula art gallery was convicted for stalking, harassing and attempting to extort around $300,000 by targeting art world professionals. He stalked and harassed people with whom he had business relationships. He posted derogatory information about the professionals on a website that he created and threatened them to pay him thousands of dollars in return for taking down the website (FBI, 2014). He was sentenced to federal prison for 60 months for such heinous act. Case 3 (Cited from Buffalo news) James S. Allen, a man from Detroit, was accused of cyber stalking and trafficking in computer passwords. He used phishing technology to gather personal information like email and passwords in order to stalk and threaten young women. He faked various Facebook profiles and hacked into his victims accounts, he posed as an administrator by asking them to contact him though their webcams (Fairbanks, 2014). Most of the stalking victims are targeted through online enticements hence users should necessarily use secure browsing. Case 4 (Cited from Gulfnews.com) Salu, a man from Saudi Arabia was accused of cyber stalking a woman from U.K by sending her sexually explicit messages on her Facebook account. He harassed her by sending messages that contained vulgar content, asking her to have sex. In an undercover operation, the suspect was finally arrested. Cyber Crimes Department in Dubai helped to carry out the undercover operation. The department believes that the expansion of such social networking websites is creating more security loopholes as more users fall an easy prey to such crimes. Case 5 (Cited from emirates24|7) A visitor from Pakistan was charged in Dubai for sexually assaulting a resident from Filipina. He photographed the victim and threatened her by publishing her pictures on the Internet using Facebook website. He was later convicted for cyber stalking. Federal Legal Decree No. 5 was issued by President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan for combating cyber crimes. It provides legal protection of private information published online which includes all data, card information, bank account information or other payment methods. The decree specifies punishments for anybody who uses information technology of any kind to threaten, harass or extort other individuals online to force them to do something or engage in something. It also imposes punishment for using electronic means to evade privacy of others by eavesdropping, recording and disclosing pictures, conversations, communication (audio or video content), publishing news, posting electronic photos, data or comme nts. References Fairbanks, P. (2014).Michigan man accused of cyberstalking 10 local females. Retrieved 13 February 2015, from https://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?aid=/20121117/cityandregion/121119227 FBI,. (2014).Riverside County Art Dealer Arrested in Federal Cyberstalking Case. Retrieved 13 February 2015, from https://www.fbi.gov/losangeles/press-releases/2014/riverside-county-art-dealer-arrested-in-federal-cyberstalking-case Vasiu, I., Vasiu, L. (2013). Cyberstalking Nature and Response Recommendations.Academic Journal Of Interdisciplinary Studies. doi:10.5901/ajis.2013.v2n9p229