Reconceptualising organised (cyber)crime: The case of ransomware

The concept of organised cybercrime has been the subject of much debate over the last decade. Many researchers who have applied scholarly definitions of organised crime to cyber-criminal groups have concluded that such groups are not “organised criminal groups” and do not engage in “organised crime”...

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Authors: Whelan, Chad (Author) ; Bright, David (Author) ; Martin, James (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2024
In: Journal of criminology
Year: 2024, Volume: 57, Issue: 1, Pages: 45-61
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Keywords:
ransomware
organised cybercrime
Organised Crime
Cybersecurity
Cybercrime

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