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Which classification correctly separates a cyber crime in which the computer is the target from one in which the computer is merely a tool?

Hacking a server is a crime where the computer is the target, since the system itself is attacked. Fraud committed using a scanner or computer to clone cheques treats the computer as a tool for a traditional offence. The other options reverse these roles.

  1. AHacking a server is computer as target; online cheque-cloning fraud using a scanner is computer as toolCorrect
  2. BSpreading a virus is computer as tool; hacking a server is computer as target
  3. CSending a ransomware payload is computer as tool; email spamming is computer as target
  4. DData theft by intrusion is computer as tool; online defamation is computer as target

Explanation

In target crimes, the computer system or its data is attacked, such as hacking or virus spread. In tool crimes, the computer is used to commit a traditional offence, such as fraud. The other options reverse these roles.

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