A criminal is a criminal regardless of the means of the crime. That is something that I have grumbled about in the past. When the term hacker is used in place of criminal, or when cybercrime is used as a unique category, the message becomes murky. For example, a hackerspace becomes confused with a den of thieves. Other silly mistakes can be made, such as thinking something that is a crime is simply a cyber nuisance.
It is nice to see that others removing this unnecessary distinction.
http://www.circleid.com/posts/kidnapping_theft_and_rape_are_not_cyber_crimes/
A criminal is a criminal. A crime is a crime. If it is on a computer or on the freeway, on the Internet or in a back alley, breaking the law makes you a criminal. Calling a criminal a hacker is a misnomer. Labeling a crime a cybercrime is a distinction without a difference.
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