you will be writing an essay to discuss the evolution of hacking. Your Essay should highlight the evolution of hacking from individuals to corporations (and their predominate locations) to cyber warfare. Include at least 5 different locations and events (more is better) to tell the story of how hacking has changed over time from the 1940's to present. Use your specific events to illustrate both when and what happened in each of these locations/events that changed the face of hacking as well as the global nature of hacking. The events should be presented in time order. Also include images or figures, and any additional visual aids to help tell your story. Where did the hack originate, who was the target if known, how did this event affect hacking as we know it, what was significant about this event. Your 5 or more locations should include at least 2 (preferably 3 or more) international locations as well as at least one United States location.

In lecture we discussed the concept of the "good team" and the "bad team."  The idea of right and wrong can often get skewed in the minds of individual actors.  They may believe they are fighting for the right cause, such as when hackers associated with Anonymous took down the Russian news site RT News, a media outlet largely viewed as propaganda, in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.  These hackers utilized illegal tactics to take down a government run news agency, in a classic argument of "the ends justifies the means."  Although you may agree with what this "hacktivist" team did, consider the second and third order effects.  Were people unable to get weather updates?  Was any portion of emergency broadcasts disrupted due to this hack?  How many more attacks will Russian sponsored hackers execute in response?

You are assigned as a Cyber Investigator to a Computer Crimes Unit within the Department of Homeland Security.  In your role, you are responsible for responding to crime scenes to collect items of digital evidence and conducting subsequent examinations of the things ordered.  Legal analysis is inherent in your position, and you are required to document your legal authority for each investigation.   Today, you responded to a College Dormitory to investigate an unidentified individual downloading Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM).  In the proceeding days, you downloaded 200 Gigabytes of known CSAM from a user over Peer2Peer software.  During the download, you were able to identify the Suspect's Internet Protocol Address, as well as a Port Number.  You specified the Suspect was using IP Address 71.143.70.239:8451.  Subsequently, the Internet Service Provider identified that l leased the IP Address to University Dorm Rooms. After coordinating with the university Office of Technology…

The emergence of the darknet and deep web has hindered cybercrime investigations and convictions. Explain your argument with an example.