TY - JOUR
T1 - Cybercriminal networks in the UK and Beyond
T2 - Network structure, criminal cooperation and external interactions
AU - Lusthaus, Jonathan
AU - Kleemans, Edward
AU - Leukfeldt, Rutger
AU - Levi, Michael
AU - Holt, Thomas
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2023.
PY - 2024/9
Y1 - 2024/9
N2 - This article examines the network structure, criminal cooperation, and external interactions of cybercriminal networks. Its contribution is empirical and inductive. The core of this study involved carrying out 10 case analyses on closed cybercrime investigations – all with financial motivations on the part of the offenders - in the UK and beyond. Each analysis involved investigator interview and access to unpublished law enforcement files. The comparison of these cases resulted in a wide range of findings on these cybercriminal networks, including: a common division between the scam/attack components and the money components; the presence of offline/local elements; a broad, and sometimes blurred, spectrum of cybercriminal behaviour and organisation. An overarching theme across the cases that we observe is that cybercriminal business models are relatively stable.
AB - This article examines the network structure, criminal cooperation, and external interactions of cybercriminal networks. Its contribution is empirical and inductive. The core of this study involved carrying out 10 case analyses on closed cybercrime investigations – all with financial motivations on the part of the offenders - in the UK and beyond. Each analysis involved investigator interview and access to unpublished law enforcement files. The comparison of these cases resulted in a wide range of findings on these cybercriminal networks, including: a common division between the scam/attack components and the money components; the presence of offline/local elements; a broad, and sometimes blurred, spectrum of cybercriminal behaviour and organisation. An overarching theme across the cases that we observe is that cybercriminal business models are relatively stable.
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U2 - 10.1007/s12117-02209476-9
DO - 10.1007/s12117-02209476-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85147344833
SN - 1084-4791
VL - 27
SP - 364
EP - 387
JO - Trends in Organized Crime
JF - Trends in Organized Crime
IS - 3
ER -