Cybercrime in the Pandemic Digital Age and Beyond

Author: Russell G. Smith; Rick Sarre; Lennon Yao-Chung Chang; Laurie Yiu-Chung Lau
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN: 9783031291067
Published In: May 2023
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Switzerland ? Disclaimer:
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This edited collection presents current research dealing with crime involving information and communications technologies in the months immediately before, during and following the coronavirus pandemic since 2019. Information and communications technologies played a pivotal role during the pandemic in communicating information across the globe on the risks and responses to the pandemic but also in providing opportunities for various forms of illegality. This volume describes the nature and extent of such illegality, its connection to the pandemic and how digital technologies can assist in solving not only the health crisis but also the associated crime problems. The contributors are established academic scholars and policy practitioners in the fields of cybercrime and computer forensics. This book provides a ready source of content including technological solutions to cybercrime, legal and legislative responses, crime prevention initiatives and policy discussions dealing with the most critical issues present during and following the pandemic.

Introduction: Crime in the post-pandemic digital age

Pandemics and illegal manipulation of digital technologies: examining cause and effect in a time of COVID-19

Pandemics and fraud: learning from the coronavirus pandemic and its antecedents

The human element of online consumer scams arising from the

coronavirus pandemic

State-sponsored economic espionage in cyberspace: Risks and preparedness during and after the pandemic

Virtual kidnapping: online scams with 'Asian characteristics' during the pandemic

Lessons in a time of pestilence: the relevance of international cybercrime conventions to controlling post-pandemic cybercrime

Domestic laws governing post-pandemic crime and criminal justice

Perspectives on policing post-pandemic cybercrime

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Digital criminal courts: the place or space of (post-)pandemic justice