Cybercriminal Networks: Origin, Growth and Criminal Capabilities

An evidence-based study on how cybercriminal networks form, grow, and operate, showing how digital forums reshape trust and cooperation while offering strategies for crime prevention.

In this edition of Cyber Book Club, we feature Cybercriminal Networks by Rutger Leukfeldt, a groundbreaking academic work that analyzes the origins and growth of cybercrime groups, as well as their criminal capabilities. Drawing on empirical research, Leukfeldt examines how these networks leverage digital tools like phishing, malware, and hacking to def…