Institutional and Economic Foundations of Cybercrime Business Models

Kshetri, Nir

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“…In particular, when clients become habitual, the Internet is used as a powerful tool to make clients feel part of the same social group. The use of so-called ‘social engineering’ – that is, the capacity offenders have to ‘persuade potential victims with emotional appeals such as excitement or fear or establish interpersonal relationships or create a feeling of trust and commitment’ (Kshetri, 2010: 10) – to commit cybercrimes has already been underlined (Glenny, 2011; Kshetri, 2010). From the findings of this research, it is possible to conclude that social engineering is a common tool also in many Internet-mediated trafficking activities, such as the online trade in counterfeit pharmaceuticals.…”

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The online trade in counterfeit pharmaceuticals: New criminal opportunities, trends and challenges

Lavorgna

2014

European Journal of Criminology

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There is widespread agreement that the Internet is a primary market for counterfeit pharmaceuticals, but this issue has been under-investigated by criminologists. In order to effectively control this dangerous trade, considerably more knowledge about it must be assembled. This study contributes to this domain by looking at how the Internet is used to facilitate the trade in counterfeit pharmaceuticals. Based on interviews and investigative cases analysed through a crime script, this study pinpoints the criminal opportunities made available by the specificities of the Internet, identifies what specific phases of the trafficking activity they facilitate, investigates how such opportunities are exploited, provides updated insights into how actors involved in the online market in counterfeit pharmaceuticals behave, and offers a reflection on the main challenges that have to be met to respond to this criminal phenomenon.

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The online trade in counterfeit pharmaceuticals: New criminal opportunities, trends and challenges

Lavorgna

2014

European Journal of Criminology

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“…Government websites with symbolic significance and large companies with high degree of digitalization of values have always been hot targets for hackers (Kshetri, 2010). It is therefore expected that government websites in both media and prominent US technology companies (Google, Twitter, and Facebook) in NYT are constructed as main targets for hackers.…”

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Media portrayal of hackers in China Daily and The New York Times: A corpus-based critical discourse analysis

Pei¹,

Cheng

2022

Discourse & Communication

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This study draws on a synergy of Corpus Linguistics and Critical Discourse Studies to scrutinize the portrayal of hackers in China Daily and The New York Times in the 21st century (2001–2020), primarily revolving around the main social actors and targets in hacking. This study demonstrates that both media share a positive transformation of the image-building of hackers in the 21st century. Besides, countries are salient social actors in hacker media discourse and the two media differ in their ways of constructing them. The New York Times tends to have a negative other-representation and categorical otherness of specific countries through such discursive strategies as negative other-representation and group categorization, whereas China Daily is prone to insist on opposing the US hacking allegations in a defensive manner. Regarding major targets, China Daily highlights government websites whereas The New York Times emphasizes government websites, officials’ emails, large technology companies, and election infrastructure. The analysis shows that the two media’s different ways of framing hackers are underpinned by the ideologies behind them and the Chinese and US socio-political landscapes. This study can provide insights into how hacker discourse in media is represented in the 21st century and how national identities are constructed in the media representations of hackers.

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“…Nonetheless, in recent years cybercriminals have increasingly formed links with other criminals. It would not be overstating matters to say that there is now a fully-fledged cybercrime industry, with clear elements not only of low-level collaboration, but also facets of broader organisation and governance [Holt and Lampke 2010; Kshetri 2010; Moore, Clayton and Anderson 2009]. The fieldwork on which this article is based further confirmed the industrial nature of cybercrime, with a strong degree of specialisation and professionalization, along with the presence of firm-like structures and mature markets.…”

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Honour Among (Cyber)thieves?

Lusthaus¹

2018

Arch. eur. sociol.

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It is well known that criminals, who operate outside the law and the protection of the state, face difficulties in cooperating due both to the requirement of secrecy and a deficit of trust. For cybercriminals the anonymity of the Internet creates further challenges, making it even more difficult to assess trustworthiness and enforce agreements. Yet, contrary to expectations, collaboration among cybercriminals is prevalent, and a sophisticated industry has emerged. The purpose of this paper is to address this puzzle in relation to profit-driven cybercrime. It draws on a collection of interviews with former cybercriminals that provide a valuable form of data on micro-level and often secretive interactions. It examines four key mechanisms that lead to improved cooperation: reputation, appearance, performance and enforcement. It also addresses the rarely discussed, and somewhat counterintuitive, role that offline interactions may play in enhancing collective action among cybercriminals.

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Institutional and Economic Foundations of Cybercrime Business Models

Cited by 4 publications

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The online trade in counterfeit pharmaceuticals: New criminal opportunities, trends and challenges

The online trade in counterfeit pharmaceuticals: New criminal opportunities, trends and challenges

Media portrayal of hackers in China Daily and The New York Times: A corpus-based critical discourse analysis

Honour Among (Cyber)thieves?

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