From Cave Paintings to the Internet A Chronological and Thematic Database on the History of Information and Media Crimes / Forgeries / Hoaxes Outline

"The World's First Typewritten Document" - James Chadwick
(Circa 2,000 BCE – 1,700 BCE)

Medieval Mappa Mundi, Stolen during an Auction
(1411 – 1419)

Lorenzo Valla Proves that the Donation of Constantine is a Forgery
(1440)

Perhaps One of the Greatest Written Hoaxes
(Circa 1450 – 1520)

Establishment of the First Printing Press in North America: No Copies of the First Two Imprints Exist
(1639)

The Beginning of Palaeography
(1675)

Foundation of Palaeography and Diplomatics
(1681)

The Chess-Playing Turk
(1769)

Poe Writes Maelzel's Chess Player
(April 1836)

Fingerprints as a System of Identification
(October 8, 1880)

Imaginary Historical Biographies
(1887 – 1889)

The First Computer Worm to Attract Wide Attention
(November 2, 1988)

First Recorded Use of the Term, Phishing
(January 2, 1996)

Nigerian Letter Scams Move to the Internet
(1999)

The First U.S. Standards for Sending Commercial E-Mail
(December 16, 2003)

Image Manipulation in Scientific Publications
(July 6, 2004)

"Computer Criminal Number One"
(August 5, 2008)

The Most Successful Art Forger Ever
(May 12 – August 22, 2010)