2a In section 5.3.3, we described the incident in which a hacker group hacked in

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2a

In section 5.3.3, we described the incident in which a hacker group hacked into the Bat Area Rapid transit system (BART) to protest BART’s shut down of wireless communication in some BART stations. Was this a form of hacktivism? Was it ethical? Give reasons.

2b

Describe a (hypothetical) hacking attack by a foreign government that you would consider an act of war. Indicate what characteristics of the attack lead to that conclusion.

2c

In section 5.5.1, we gave an analogy between merchants accepting some amount of shoplifting, on the one hand, and merchants and credit card companies accepting some amount of credit card fraud, on the other hand. Identify a strength and weakness of this analogy.

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2a)

A hacker group hacked into the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system to protest BART’s shut down of wireless communication in some BART stations.This type of attacks is done mostly to stand for some situation which caused previously.This is a form a hacktivism.It was not ethical as it disrupted the system for some time.But this is also a form of protest which is being done some group of peoples.

2b)

Some hacking attack by a foreign government can be considered a war.one report was being issued in the Wall Street Journal Stating that the US military has declared a statement that "If you shut down our power grid, maybe we will put a missile down one of your smokestacks," as per a military official.

If this type attack happens then the repercussions the result leads to the war

2c)

we gave an analogy between merchants accepting some amount of shoplifting, on the one hand, and merchants and credit card companies accepting some amount of credit card fraud, on the other hand.

THe streght so called can be pointd out as the money is rolling in the market and the business keeps on going.

The weakness can be described as the loss which is being incurred by the company.

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