Understanding cybercrime: A three-generation approach

Abstract

Through a three-generation approach, this paper hopes to unambiguously layout cybercrime in a way that could clarify what cybercrime was, is, and the threats it could pose to American households and businesses daily. Throughout the history of the Internet and the World Wide Web, multiple themes, and trends of cybercrime have been realized and rectified through academic and industrial training, taxonomies, and government intervention. However, a dramatic increase of losses and complaints in the past four years reported due to cybercrimes indicate that the integrity of safety while on the Internet is being compromised more now than ever. As technology advances, so do cybercriminals' tactics change to maximize profit and ameliorate or mitigate any consequence that could occur from engaging in illegal activity online. This paper addresses a new generation of cybercrimes not yet seen by the public eye and calls for an immediate resolution to the problem.