Cybercrime: A systematic review of the literature

Abstract

These days, technology facilitates the lives of many people. However, it has also assisted crime, which presents severe threats to the assets and tranquility of those who are victims. Therefore, it is necessary to know the types and forms of cybercrime that occur in various countries of Latin America, through a systematic analysis of the literature. Sixty-two articles obtained from the Scopus, Dialnet, and Scielo databases published between 2009 and 2021 were reviewed and analyzed following the classification proposed by Miró Linares. Among the results, it was found that the highest rate corresponds to economic cybercrimes with 43% , followed by social cybercrimes with 41% , and, fina lly, political cybercrimes with 16% , being the malware tool the m o st used. It is concluded that most studies on cybercrime come fro m European and American countries; and that theft, the use of malware (Booter, Spyware, Trojan, Adware, Ransomware) are the main tools for committing cybercrimes, being the most recurrent: theft, cybercrime, and fraud.