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IT 552 Module One Assignment Rubric
The purpose of this assignment is to allow students to study some of the world’s most notorious cyber criminals. Students will examine the crimes committed
and determine what vulnerabilities could have potentially led to the various crimes.
Prompt: Review the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Cyber’s Most Wanted website. Select one suspect and explain the related security laws, crimes committed,
security vulnerabilities that were exploited, and how to prevent these incidents from happening again.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
Explain the related security laws based upon the chosen suspect.
Describe the crimes committed by the chosen suspect.
Identify the security vulnerabilities that were exploited.
Propose incident precautions in order to prevent the incident from repeating.
Guidelines for Submission: Your paper must be submitted as a two-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and
one-inch margins.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (70%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Security Laws Explains the related security laws
based upon the chosen suspect
Minimally explains the related security
laws based upon the chosen suspect
Does not explain the related security
laws based upon the chosen suspect
20
Crimes Committed Describes the crimes committed by
the chosen suspect
Insufficiently describes the crimes
committed by the chosen suspect
Does not describe the crimes
committed by the chosen suspect
20
Security
Vulnerabilities
Identifies the security
vulnerabilities that were exploited
The security vulnerabilities that were
exploited are lacking in detail
The security vulnerabilities that were
exploited are not evident
20
Incident
Precautions
Proposes incident precautions in
order to prevent the incident from
repeating
Incident precautions in order to prevent
the incident from repeating are minimally
addressed
Incident precautions in order to
prevent the incident from repeating
are not evident
20
Articulation of
Response
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors related to
citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or
organization that negatively impact
readability and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors related
to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax,
or organization that prevent the
understanding of ideas
20
Earned Total 100%
http://www.fbi.gov/wanted/cyber
Computer Intrusion; Aggravated Identity Theft; Aiding and Abetting; Computer Fraud
– Unauthorized Access to a Protected Computer; Wire Fraud; Computer Fraud –
Threatening to Impair the Confidentiality of Information; Computer Fraud –
Threatening to Damage a Protected Computer/Impair the Confidentiality of
Information; Interstate Transmission of an Extortionate Communication
DESCRIPTION
Alias: Skote Vahshat
Date(s) of Birth Used: August 24, 1988 Place of Birth: Naghadeh, Iran
Hair: Brown Eyes: Brown
Height: 5’9″ Weight: 175 pounds
Sex: Male Race: White
Nationality: Iranian NCIC: W052433913
REMARKS
Mesri is known to speak Farsi and resides in Iran.
CAUTION
Behzad Mesri is wanted for his alleged involvement in criminal activities to include computer intrusion and aggravated identity theft.
Mesri was the CEO of an Iranian entity that allegedly worked at the behest of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and was allegedly
used in furtherance of a malicious cyber campaign targeting current and former members of the United States Intelligence Community. On
February 8, 2019, a grand jury in the United States District Court, District of Columbia, indicted Mesri, and others, and a federal arrest warrant
was issued for him after he was charged with conspiracy, attempted computer intrusions, and aggravated identity theft. Mesri was previously
charged with unauthorized access to computer systems, stealing proprietary data from those systems, and attempted extortion for
approximately $6 million in Bitcoin. On November 8, 2017, a grand jury in the United States District Court, Southern District of New York,
indicted Mesri and a federal arrest warrant was issued for him after he was charged with Computer Fraud – Unauthorized Access to a
Protected Computer; Wire Fraud; Computer Fraud – Threatening to Impair the Confidentiality of Information; Computer Fraud – Threatening to
Damage a Protected Computer/Impair the Confidentiality of Information; Interstate Transmission of an Extortionate Communication; and
Aggravated Identity Theft.
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT RISK
If you have any information concerning this person, please contact your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or
Consulate.
Field Offices: New York, Washington D.C.
https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/cyber/irgc-affiliated-cyber-actors
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/newyork
https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/field-offices/washingtondc
- BEHZAD MESRI
Computer Intrusion; Aggravated Identity Theft; Aiding and Abetting; Computer Fraud – Unauthorized Access to a Protected Computer; Wire Fraud; Computer Fraud – Threatening to Impair the Confidentiality of Information; Computer Fraud – Threatening to Damage a Protected Computer/Impair the Confidentiality of Information; Interstate Transmission of an Extortionate Communication
Description
Remarks
Caution
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED AN INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT RISK