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Deviant and Criminal Uses of Social Networks

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Synonyms

Clandestine networks; Crime online; Virtual crime

Glossary

Cyberstalking:

Persistent harassment in an online setting

DNS:

Domain name server

Hacking:

Unauthorized access to a computer system

SQL:

Structured Query Language is a special purpose programming language for database management systems

Definition

Cybercrime is the transformation of criminal, harmful, or illicit behavior by networked information and communication technologies (Wall 2007; Yar 2006).

Introduction

As our social and professional lives increasingly revolve around information and communication technologies (ICTs), these systems create new vulnerabilities for exploitation. These networked technologies enable a wide range of illicit and criminal activities that both emulate off-line crimes and embody wholly new types of activity. Technologies like the web, e-mail, and social media have transformed the division of criminal labor and provided new opportunities involving the acquisition and manipulation of...

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  1. University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA

    Brian C. Keegan

  2. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad

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  1. Computer Science, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

    Reda Alhajj

  2. University of Calgary Computer Science, Calgary, Canada

    Jon Rokne

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  1. telecom-paristech, Paris, France

    Talel Abdessalem

  2. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), Gatineau, QC, Canada

    Rokia Missaoui

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Keegan, B.C., Ahmad, M.A. (2017). Deviant and Criminal Uses of Social Networks. In: Alhajj, R., Rokne, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Social Network Analysis and Mining. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7163-9_55-1

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