Working Paper No 3 | 2024
Through the examination of scientific publications and technical texts from international and domestic literature, this study aims to highlight the ambiguous culture that young people have developed regarding their online activities, with the subsequent consequences that can lead to cybercrime. The main argument of this work is that cybercrime is not a technological problem but a behavioral one. Over 90% of cybercrime cases are based on human error (TEDx-Talks, 2021). Expert opinions were used in this study to demonstrate the profiles, goals, motivations, tools, and methods used. To support the above argument, three examples of cyber deviant behavior, as well as offline deviant behavior (sextortion, bullying, and trolling), are analyzed, which have led to crimes (revenge porn, cyberbullying with hate speech, and hacking, personal data breaches), and destructive consequences, with young people as perpetrators. At the conclusion of the study, the research outlines the legal framework and strategies that have been put in place to address the rapidly evolving crime in human history.
