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This book is about cybercriminal networks that make use of digital means, such as phishing, malware or hacking, to steal money from customers of financial institutions. The author analyzes the processes of origin and growthand criminal capabilities, and puts forward several explanations for the differences found between traditional criminal networks and cybercriminal networks.His most important findings are that although the majority of these cybercriminal networks still rely on real-world social ties for their origin and growth, some networks make full use of the advantages that digitization provides. As a new kind of offender convergence setting, forums provide a fluid form of cooperation, making dependency relationships seen in traditional criminal networks less important. Furthermore, examples were found of prolonged, repeated interaction through online communities, which raises the question to what extent digital social ties differ from their real-world counterparts.This study forms an important evidence-based contribution to the criminological knowledge about cybercriminal networks. Furthermore, based on the empirical results, the author outlines possibilities for situational crime prevention against cybercriminal networks. This book will therefore be of interest both to academics and practitioners in the field of cybercrime and cyber security

It ain't what it is, its the way that they do it? Why we still don't understand cybercrime / Mike McGuire -- Contributions of criminological theory to the understanding of cybercrime offending and victimization / Adam Bossler -- The open and dark web : facilitating cybercrime and technology-enabled offenses / Claudia Flamand and David Décary-Hétu -- Predictors of cybercrime victimization : causal effects or biased associations? / Steve van de Weijer -- Virtual danger : an overview of interpersonal cybercrimes / Jordana Navarro -- Sexual violence in digital society : understanding the human and technosocial factors / Anastasia Powell, Asher Flynn and Nicola Henry -- Cybercrime subcultures : Contextualizing offenders and the nature of the offense / Thomas J. Holt -- On social engineering / Kevin Steinmetz, Richard Goe and Alexandra Pimentel -- Contrasting cyber-dependent and traditional offenders : a comparison on criminological explanations and potential prevention methods / Marleen Weulen Kranenbarg -- Financial cybercrimes and situational crime prevention / Rutger Leukfeldt and Jurjen Jansen -- Modelling cybercrime development : the case of Vietnam / Jonathan Lusthaus -- Humanising the cybercriminal : markets, forums and the carding subculture / Craig Webber and Michael Yip -- The roles of 'old' and 'new' media tools and technologies in the facilitation of violent extremism and terrorism / Ryan Scrivens and Maura Conway -- Child sex abuse images and exploitation materials / Roderic Broadhurst -- Policing cybercrime : responding to the growing problem and considering future solutions / Cassandra Dodge and George Burruss -- Responding to individual fraud : Perspectives of the 'Fraud Justice Network' / Cassandra Cross -- The ecology of cybercrime / Benoît Dupont -- Displacing big data : how criminals cheat the system / Alice Hutchings, Sergio Pastrana and Richard Clayton.

Online support communities are gaining attention among child-attracted persons (CAPs). Though research has largely focused on the negative consequences these environments create for potential offending, they may also provide a beneficial alternative to more formal treatment settings. To assess the utility for clinical and therapeutic purposes, this analysis focused on subcultural dynamics to examine self-reported wellbeing outcomes of participation in a Dutch forum for CAPs. A total of 15 semi-structured interviews were conducted with moderators, members and mental health professionals involved in the community. Thematic analyses demonstrated that by means of informal social control, bonds of trust and social relational education, the network aims to regulate the behavior and enhance the wellbeing of its marginalized participants. Key outcomes include a decreased sense of loneliness and better coping with stigma, to the point that participants experience less suicidal thoughts. Association with prosocial peers also helps to set moral boundaries regarding behavior towards children, although we cannot fully rule out potential adverse influences. Online support networks offer a stepping stone to professional care that fits individual needs of CAPs, while also providing an informal environment that overcomes limitations of physical therapy and that extents principles of existing prevention and desistance approaches.