“If U don't pay they will share the pics”: Exploring sextortion in the context of romance fraud

C Cross, K Holt, RL O'Malley - Scams, Cons, Frauds, and …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Romance fraud involves the guise of a perceived genuine relationship to gain a financial
reward. While those who commit these crimes employ a variety of techniques, emerging …

Enhancing relationships between criminology and cybersecurity

B Dupont, C Whelan - Journal of criminology, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
'Cybercrime'is an umbrella concept used by criminologists to refer to traditional crimes that
are enhanced via the use of networked technologies (ie cyber-enabled crimes) and newer …

Help, I need somebody: Examining the antecedents of social support seeking among cybercrime victims

L De Kimpe, K Ponnet, M Walrave, T Snaphaan… - Computers in human …, 2020 - Elsevier
An important portion of internet users have faced cybercrime in recent years. One successful
strategy for dealing with cybercrime victimization is to seek social support. However …

Cybercrime awareness and victimisation in individuals over 60 years: A Portsmouth case study

V Karagiannopoulos, A Kirby, SOM Ms… - Computer Law & Security …, 2021 - Elsevier
Currently cybercrime awareness education tends to be generic, which is not useful for
certain demographics, such as older adults, who are at a higher risk of victimisation due to …

“I knew it was a scam”: Understanding the triggers for recognizing romance fraud

C Cross - Criminology & Public Policy, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Research Summary This article investigates the contributing factors (or triggers) to a
realization of romance fraud victimization, based on 1015 reports lodged with Scamwatch …

An exploration of the psychological impact of hacking victimization

A Palassis, CP Speelman, JA Pooley - Sage Open, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Cybercrime has rapidly grown in prevalence and potential for harm and disruption for
victims. Studies have examined the adverse psychological impact of cybercrime for victims; …

Is online fraud just fraud? Examining the efficacy of the digital divide

C Cross - Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose Fraud is not a new offence. However, the recent evolution and proliferation of
technologies (predominantly the internet) has seen offenders increasingly use virtual …

Amplifying victim vulnerability: Unanticipated harm and consequence in data breach notification policy

D Gibson, C Harfield - International Review of Victimology, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Loss of control over one's identity through identity usurpation, or identity theft, results in
victimization characterized by multiple species of harm: material harms such as financial …

Reflections on the reporting of fraud in Australia

C Cross - Policing: An International Journal, 2020 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reflect on the reporting of cybercrime in Australia,
specifically the reporting of fraud. Design/methodology/approach Using an evaluation of the …

Civilianising specialist units: Reflections on the policing of cyber-crime

C Whelan, D Harkin - Criminology & criminal justice, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Civilianisation refers to utilising non-sworn personnel to perform certain roles within police
organisations. While the civilianisation of policing has been examined in a variety of …