Exploring the social organisation and structure of stolen data markets

Global Crime

Volumn 14, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 155-174

  Holt, Thomas J ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

carding; computer hackers; cybercrime; fraud; social organisation; stolen data

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879724936     PISSN: 17440572     EISSN: 17440580     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17440572.2013.787925     Document Type: Article

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