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Chapter 6 - The Dark Triad/Tetrad Is above the Law Cybercrime

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 April 2024

Aaron Cohen
Aaron Cohen
Affiliation:
University of Haifa
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Summary

The chapter will cover one of the most critical and devastating issues in cyber abuse, namely cybercrime. The chapter will start by describing the different forms of cybercrime, such as cyber hacking, cyberattacks, phishing, insurance fraud, online consumer fraud, and more. The chapter will continue by presenting theories regarding the reasons behind the motivations that lead each Dark Tetrad personality to commit cybercrimes. The final section of the chapter will present findings about the relationship between each Dark Tetrad trait and the different forms of cybercrime.

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Dark Tetradcybercrimehackingcyberattacksphishinginsurance fraudonline consumer fraud
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The Cyber Predators
Dark Personality and Online Misconduct and Crime
 , pp. 198 - 230
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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