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The Profile Of The International Cyber Offender In The U.S., Lora I. Hadzhidimova, Brian K. Payne
The Profile Of The International Cyber Offender In The U.S., Lora I. Hadzhidimova, Brian K. Payne
International Journal of Cybersecurity Intelligence & Cybercrime
This study explores the characteristics of international cyber offenders prosecuted in the U.S. Our findings to a large extent correspond with general studies about cyber offenders with a few important exceptions. First, the average age of the offenders in our study is slightly higher than others that do not focus exclusively on international offenders. Second, while this research confirms that China is among the leading country in committing cybercrimes when it comes to committing particular types of cybercrimes, the offenders come from other countries as well such as Romania, Estonia, Ukraine, South Africa, and Nigeria. Third, our results show that …