The Global Cybercrime Industry and Its Structure: Relevant Actors, Motivations, Threats, and Countermeasures

Nir Kshetri

Chapter Chapter 1 in The Global Cybercrime Industry, 2010, pp 1-34 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The meteoric rise in cybercrime has been an issue of pressing concern to our society. Cybercrime is global and organized. This chapter deals with definitional issues; analyses economic, social, and political impacts; and discusses methodological, conceptual, logical, and statistical problems in estimating the size of the cybercrime industry. The chapter also sheds light into different types of cybercrimes and relevant actors associated with the cybercrime industry.

Keywords: Intrinsic Motivation; Federal Trade Commission; Organize Crime Group; Identity Theft; Credit Card Information (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-11522-6_1

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