Examining signals of trust in criminal markets online
Publication Date
2016-09-15Journal Title
Journal of Cybersecurity
ISSN
2057-2085
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Volume
2
Pages
137-145
Language
English
Type
Article
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Holt, T. J., Smirnova, O., & Hutchings, A. (2016). Examining signals of trust in criminal markets online. Journal of Cybersecurity, 2 137-145. https://doi.org/10.1093/cybsec/tyw007
Abstract
This study examines the signals of trust in stolen data advertisements by analysing the structural and situational factors that influence the type of feedback sellers receive. Specifically, this article explores the factors associated with positive and negative buyer feedback from the purchase of stolen credit card data in a series of advertisements from a sample of Russian and English language forums where individuals buy and sell personal information. The results of zero-inflated Poisson regression models suggest that the sellers may influence their likelihood of receiving feedback by specifying the type of payment mechanism, choosing the advertisement language and selecting the type of market they operate within. The implications of this study for our understanding of online illicit markets, criminological theory and policy-making will be explored in depth.
Sponsorship
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate, Cyber Security Division (DHSSandT/ CSD) Broad Agency Announcement 11.02, the Government of Australia and SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific [N66001-13-C-0131]; National Institute of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice [2010-IJ-CX-1676, 2010]
Funder references
EPSRC (EP/M020320/1)
Embargo Lift Date
2100-01-01
Identifiers
External DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cybsec/tyw007
This record's URL: https://www.repository.cam.ac.uk/handle/1810/260236
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Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
Licence URL: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
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