Routine activity theory and malware, fraud, and spam at the national level

Email spam is one of the primary means to facilitate the perpetration of internet fraud and the distribution of malware. The present research sought to examine the impact of routine activity theory at the national level on three forms of cybercrime perpetrated through email spam. A sample of 871,146...

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Main Author: Kigerl, Alex (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2021
In: Crime, law and social change
Year: 2021, Volume: 76, Issue: 2, Pages: 109-130
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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