Towards the normalization of cybercrime victimization: A routine activities analysis of cybercrime in europe

Marianne  Junger; L. Montoya; Pieter H. Hartel; Maliheh Heydari

doi:10.1109/CyberSA.2017.8073391

Towards the normalization of cybercrime victimization: A routine activities analysis of cybercrime in europe

Marianne Junger
, L. Montoya
, Pieter H. Hartel
, Maliheh Heydari

Industrial Engineering & Business Information Systems

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This study investigates the relationships between users' routine activities and socio-economic characteristics and three forms of cybercrime victimization of 1) online shopping fraud, 2) online banking fraud and 3) cyber-attacks (i.e. DDoS attacks). Data from the Eurobarometer, containing a sample of 17,811 online European citizens was analyzed. The results generally support the Routine Activities Theory. There were few differences by sex. Younger respondents were more at risk of online purchase fraud, but older respondents more of online banking fraud. Few economic characteristics were related to victimization. The three forms of victimization were interrelated relatively strongly. The characteristic of victims of online crime differ from those of traditional crime. We propose that digitalization leads to a `normalization of victims' of cybercrime.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2017 International Conference On Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics And Assessment (Cyber SA)
Publisher	IEEE
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-5090-5060-4
ISBN (Print)	978-1-5090-5061-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/CyberSA.2017.8073391
Publication status	Published - 19 Oct 2017
Event	2017 International Conference On Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics And Assessment - De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, London, United Kingdom Duration: 19 Jun 2017 → 20 Jun 2017 https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/event/international-conference-on-cyber-situational-awareness-data-analytics-and-assessment-cyber-sa-2017/

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Conference	2017 International Conference On Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics And Assessment
Abbreviated title	CyberSA 2017
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	London
Period	19/06/17 → 20/06/17
Internet address	https://www.ieee-ukandireland.org/event/international-conference-on-cyber-situational-awareness-data-analytics-and-assessment-cyber-sa-2017/

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Junger, M, Montoya, L, Hartel, PH & Heydari, M 2017, Towards the normalization of cybercrime victimization: A routine activities analysis of cybercrime in europe. in 2017 International Conference On Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics And Assessment (Cyber SA). IEEE, 2017 International Conference On Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics And Assessment, London, United Kingdom, 19/06/17. https://doi.org/10.1109/CyberSA.2017.8073391

Towards the normalization of cybercrime victimization: A routine activities analysis of cybercrime in europe. / Junger, Marianne ; Montoya, L.; Hartel, Pieter H. et al.
2017 International Conference On Cyber Situational Awareness, Data Analytics And Assessment (Cyber SA). IEEE, 2017.

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