NESTA Crime Online - University of Brighton Repository

Contents
Executive Summary 2
1 Cybercrime: definition and facts 10
1.1 Definition 10
1.2 Sources of knowledge of cybercrime 12
1.3 Credit card fraud trends 16
1.4 Identity theft trends 20
1.5 Global distribution of cybercrime 28
2 Digital ecosystem 37
2.1 The cybercrime value chain 39
2.1.1 Mapping the cybercrime value chain 42
2.1.1.1 Detecting vulnerabilities 44
2.1.1.2 Infection and distribution 46
2.1.1.3 Exploitation 48
2.1.2 Linkages between cybercriminals 49
2.1.3 Governance 52
2.1.4 Upgrading 54
2.2 Capabilities and specialisation 58
2.2.1 Capabilities and specialisation for data harvesting 60
2.2.2 Capabilities and specialisation in the exploitation of information 69
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