Relational Cybercrimes: A New Way Forward in Classifying Cybercrimes
Cybercrimes are classified as either cyber-dependent or cyber-enabled. We present an alternative classification by introducing a cluster referred to as <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">relational cybercrimes</i>—which includes offences, such as romance scams, cyberstalking, sextortion, and radicalization—hoping this classification may lead to prevention breakthroughs.
Authors
- Garry Young (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0628-0931)
- Monica T. Whitty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8143-289X)
Institutions
- Monash Medical Centre (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IEEE Security & Privacy
- Published
- 2025-06-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1109/msec.2025.3576909
- Primary Topic
- Cybercrime and Law Enforcement Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00