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Cybercrime is whose responsibility? A case study of an online behaviour system in crime

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  • Masarah Paquet-Clouston
  • David Décary-Hétu
  • Olivier Bilodeau

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Drawing on Sutherland’s theory of behaviour systems in crime, this study investigates social media fraud (SMF) facilitated by botnets to understand the onset and maturation of this new online offending behaviour. We find legitimate actors in the system – Internet of Things manufacturers, online social networks, hosting companies and law enforcement agencies – share a way of life that prioritises private gains and avoids implicit responsibility for security. They arrive at a Nash equilibrium that provides a weak and disorganised social response to crime. SMF providers, on the other hand, are cleverly organised and exploit weaknesses in security, adapting to change and developing working relationship with those who benefit from their activities and share their lenient behaviour towards fraudulent activities. We conclude that the rise in cybercrime is a result of the behaviours of all actors in the system, not just those who offend.

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  • Masarah Paquet-Clouston & David Décary-Hétu & Olivier Bilodeau, 2018. "Cybercrime is whose responsibility? A case study of an online behaviour system in crime," Global Crime, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 19(1), pages 1-21, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:fglcxx:v:19:y:2018:i:1:p:1-21
    DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2017.1411807
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