Cybercrime Offenders & Victims (part 1)

Session Submission Type: Pre-arranged Panel

Abstract

The presenters in this panel research the human factor in cybercrime. The aim of this panel is to better understand how people become involved in cybercrime, why people are victimized by cybercrime, and how cybercrime can be prevented. The first presentation is about an unique online video ad campaign on Youtube against tutorials for launching DDoS-attacks and using remote access trojans (RATS), which is the result of a cooperation between Dutch law enforcement and academics. The second presentation is about pathways of young people into and out of digital fraud. For this study, the authors interviewed 39 experts, analyzed five criminal investigations, and analyzed police registrations of suspects involved in digital fraud. The third and fourth presentation revolve around victims of ransomware. The authors examined the willingness to pay a ransom among people who have and have not been previously victimized by ransomware, as well as the willingness to report after ransomware victimization among entrepreneurs. The presentations in this panel have important practical and theoretical implications that are relevant for the criminological field as a whole.

Subtopic

• Topic 2: Types of Offending / Cybercrime (Cybercrime WG)

Chair

• Luuk Bekkers, The Hague University of Applied Sciences

Individual Presentations

• Countering cybercrime tutorials with online video ad campaigns: A quasi-experiment on YouTube - Asier Moneva, Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR); Rutger Leukfeldt, NSCR; Maurice van der Stoel, Cyber Offender Prevention Squad (COPS), Netherlands Police

• Youth pathways into and out of digital fraud - Joeri Loggen, The Hague University of Applied Sciences; Asier Moneva, Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement (NSCR); Rutger Leukfeldt, NSCR; Arjan Blokland, NSCR

• I would rather pay money for a new computer than pay a ransom to criminals: Examining willingness to pay among individuals after ransomware victimisation - Sifra Matthijsse, The Hague University of Applied Sciences; Susanne van 't Hoff-de Goede, The Hague University of Applied Sciences; Rutger Leukfeldt, NSCR

• It never crossed my mind to report it: Examining willingness to report among entrepreneurs after ransomware victimisation - Tijmen Fuchs, The Hague University of Applied Sciences; Sifra Matthijsse, The Hague University of Applied Sciences; Susanne van 't Hoff-de Goede, The Hague University of Applied Sciences; Rutger Leukfeldt, NSCR