The Role of Spam in Cybercrime: Data from the Australian Cybercrime Pilot Observatory

Mamoun Alazab; Roderic Broadhurst

doi:10.1057/9781137474162_7

The Role of Spam in Cybercrime: Data from the Australian Cybercrime Pilot Observatory

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The use of the Internet for the purpose of crime is a rapidly growing phenomenon that requires a proactive and coordinated response (UNODC 2013). Cybercriminals increasingly use sophisticated tools and methods to distribute a wide range of malicious content, often combining deceptive "social engineering" tricks with spam emails, hosting of phishing sites, and identity theft (Smith and Hutchings 2014). Unsolicited bulk, mass emails, or "spam," pose a global challenge because this remains a major vector for the dissemination of malware.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Cybercrime Risks and Responses. Eastern and Western Perspectives
Editors	Russell G. Smith, Ray Chak-Chung Cheung, Laurie Yiu-Chung Lau
Place of Publication	Basingstoke and New York
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan Ltd
Pages	103-120
Volume	1
Edition	1
ISBN (Print)	9781137474155
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137474162_7
Publication status	Published - 2015

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