Current Status of Cybercrime and the Traits Associated With Cybercriminals
Thirty years ago, a criminal hoping for some monetary gain might have stalked her victim as he walked to the ATM. She would stay in the shadow until he retrieved his money, then timed her appearance to startle him as she pointed her weapon in his direction and demanded he hand over the cash. Such actions are not necessary in current times, as the nature of crime and criminals has become more sophisticated. An offender working from the privacy of his home can take thousands of dollars from an unsuspecting victim with the swipe of his finger.
Consider the current status of cybercrime and the traits associated with cybercriminals. As opportunities for crime continue to expand with technology, how might traits expand, as well? What types of people do you see involved in cybercrimes, and can you think of potential new directions for online criminals?
In this Discussion, you will address questions regarding the traits of cybercriminals. You will then formulate strategies to continue to stay informed of trends, as well as new technologies that could potentially lead to new cybercrimes.
Explain differences and similarities between the traits of a cybercriminal and those of a violent criminal.
Based on the projected trends in cybercrime, explain what traits might define the next generation of cybercriminals.
Considering the rapid evolution of cybercrime and offenders, identify some strategies to help stay informed about trends.
Discussion: The Next Generation
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As the opportunities for cybercrime expand with technological advancement, cybercriminals' traits are expanding to demonstrate high psychopathy regarding disinhibition, narcissism, and antagonism. In addition, deceitful, manipulative, sly, and unethical behaviors characterize cybercriminals who use them to exploit others in cyberspace (Kranenbarg et al., 2023). The psychopathy trait indicates that cybercriminals' traits are similar to those of individuals engaging in violent or anti-social behaviors. While the cybercriminal engages in situation activation over the computer, such as executing the technical and tedious procedures in anticipation of the potential for the victim to fall into the trap, violent criminal attacks physically and rarely takes situation activation measures (Kranenbarg et al., 2023).
The individuals engaging in cybercrimes include hackers, threat actors, and cyber criminals. The potential new directions for cybercriminals include a significant rise in ransomware attacks, becoming increasingly specialized and collaborative, and increased collaborations between online criminals and state-sponsored groups (Carmiel, 2022). Based on these anticipated trends, future-generation online criminals will likely ...