Global Digital Masked Bandits are Lurking on the Deep and Dark Web Who are Injurious to Academic Integrity, Critical Thinking, and International Sovereignty and Security

This presentation is to enlighten practitioners and researchers to include students and educational administrators about the growing concern of plagiarism, unintentional plagiarism, defrauding funding sources, governmental agencies, educational institutions, prospective employers, and affixing serious long-term consequences and liability to participants and placing a negative stigma on brand reputation and further stress on academia.  This presentation was based on a book chapter by Dr. David B. Ross, Dr. Julie A. Exposito, Dr. Melissa T. Sasso, and Dr. Rande W. Matteson.