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SUMMARY:An investigation into Chinese cybercrime and the underground econo
 my in comparison with the West - Michael Yip\, University of Southampton
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CONTACT:Wei Ming Khoo
DESCRIPTION:With 420 million Internet users\, China has become the world
 ’s largest Internet population and the Chinese cyber-security has become
  globally significant. In this investigation\, cybercrimes in China were s
 tudied from both sociological and technical perspectives using an array of
  methods including literature review\, passive monitoring of online forums
  and interest groups as well as establishing direct contact with the Chine
 se cybercriminals.\n\nHacking was found to be immensely popular in China w
 ith a population of 3.8 million registered users spanning across just 19 o
 nline hacker forums. Financial and political factors were found to be the 
 main motivations for Chinese cybercriminals. Observations from the Chinese
  hacktivist forums during recent Chinese cyber-attacks against Japan has b
 rought to light some valuable insights into the true state of hacktivism i
 n China and the level of tolerance from the Chinese government towards suc
 h actions.\n\nFurthermore\, it was found that not only do organised cyberc
 rimes exist in China but also an underground economy as sophisticated as t
 hat in the West is flourishing at a rapid pace. Estimates from Chinese sec
 urity experts suggest that the size of the Chinese underground economy may
  be much larger than that observed in the West. With the support of the Se
 rious Organised Crime Agency (SOCA)\, the frameworks of organised cybercri
 me as observed in the West were compared with those observed in China. Sig
 nificant similarities and differences were found including differences in 
 the tools of trade used and some of the pricing of goods and services adve
 rtised in the underground economy. A generic mapping of the underground ec
 onomy was deduced from the comparison of frameworks.
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 2\, Computer Laboratory\, William Gates Building
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