Hackers, viruses and malicious software

Handbook of Internet Crime

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 173-193

  Furnell, Steven ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 85145536300     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9781843929338-11     Document Type: Chapter

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