In a recent study by the data security firm Symantec Corporation, Boston ranked as the No. 2 worst city for Cyber/Internet Crimes city in America, narrowly missing the top spot, which was taken by Seattle.
According to the Cyber-Crime Report, the high concentration of “spam zombies” (computers taken over by outside hackers to send out spam) and Boston’s numerous unsecured WiFi hotspots makes Boston particularly vulnerable to Cyber Crime attacks. Although large-scale cyber crime attacks are far between, the smaller-scale attacks on computer users and businesses using unsecured WiFi networks is on the high end.
Cyber/Internet Crimes can lead to a wide variety of criminal charges aside from ‘spamming.’ Other common Cyber/Internet Crimes include Identity Theft, Fraud, Larceny, Embezzlement, and even Sex Crimes.
In my several years’ experience as a Criminal Defense Lawyer in Boston, Massachusetts, I have represented persons accused of various Cyber/Internet Crimes. As criminal cases involving cyber crimes has spiked exponentially over the past several years, prosecutors and police departments are prosecuting these crimes even more aggressively.
If you have been charged with an Internet/Cyber Crime and would like a Free Consultation to discuss your criminal case, Contact Me Online or call me directly at 617-325-9500.