The Online Stolen Data Market: Disruption and Intervention Approaches

• NCJ Number: 252239
• Journal: Global Crime Volume: 18 Dated: 2017 Pages: 11-30
• Author(s): Alice Hutchings; Thomas J. Holt
• Date Published: 2017
• Length: 20 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2010-IJ-CX-1676
• Agencies: NIJ-Sponsored
• Publication Type: Research (Applied/Empirical); Report (Study/Research); Report (Grant Sponsored); Program/Project Description
• Award: Examining the Structure, Organization, and Processes of the International Market for Stolen Data Online

Annotation

This article brings a new taxonomy and collation of intervention and disruption methods that can be applied to the online stolen data market.

Abstract

These online marketplaces are used to buy and sell identity and financial information, as well as the products and services that enable this economy. This article combines research findings from computer science with criminology to provide a multidisciplinary approach to crimes committed with the use of technology. (Publisher abstract modified)