The contemporary cybercrime ecosystem: A multi-disciplinary overview of the state of affairs and developments

S Broadhead - Computer Law & Security Review, 2018 - Elsevier
This article provides a multi-disciplinary overview of the contemporary cybercrime
ecosystem and its developments. It does so by reviewing and synthesising recent …

[HTML][HTML] Hidden wholesale: The drug diffusing capacity of online drug cryptomarkets

J Aldridge, D Décary-Hétu - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
Background In spite of globalizing processes 'offline'retail drug markets remain localized
and–in recent decades–typically 'closed', in which dealers sell primarily to known customers …

Everything you always wanted to know about drug cryptomarkets*(* but were afraid to ask)

MJ Barratt, J Aldridge - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2016 - Elsevier
For some drug policy scholars, including us, the online marketplace Silk Road and its
successors are inherently fascinating. When we first discovered Silk Road in 2011, on …

Global drivers of cryptocurrency infrastructure adoption

E Saiedi, A Broström, F Ruiz - Small Business Economics, 2021 - Springer
A vast digital ecosystem of entrepreneurship and exchange has sprung up with Bitcoin's
digital infrastructure at its core. We explore the worldwide spread of infrastructure necessary …

[HTML][HTML] Delivery dilemmas: How drug cryptomarket users identify and seek to reduce their risk of detection by law enforcement

J Aldridge, R Askew - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Cryptomarkets represent an important drug market innovation by bringing
buyers and sellers of illegal drugs together in a 'hidden'yet public online marketplace. We …

Conflict management in illicit drug cryptomarkets

C Morselli, D Décary-Hétu… - International …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Illegal drug markets have been described as “stateless” systems. Drug dealers, moreover,
are commonly considered to have a predilection toward the use of violence to resolve …

[HTML][HTML] Offline constraints in online drug marketplaces: An exploratory analysis of a cryptomarket trade network

L Norbutas - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Cryptomarkets, or illegal anonymizing online platforms that facilitate drug trade,
have been analyzed in a rapidly growing body of research. Previous research has found …

A crime script model of dark web firearms purchasing

TJ Holt, JR Lee - American journal of criminal justice, 2023 - Springer
Despite recent growths in research exploring the nature and scope of the online illicit
marketplace, there has been a dearth of criminological inquiry examining both the …

We know where you are, what you are doing and we will catch you: Testing deterrence theory in digital drug markets

I Ladegaard - The British Journal of Criminology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Is crime reduced by highly publicized punishment events? Is crime reduced by law
enforcement's public relations work? These longstanding questions are addressed in a …

[HTML][HTML] Reputation transferability across contexts: Maintaining cooperation among anonymous cryptomarket actors when moving between markets

L Norbutas, S Ruiter, R Corten - International Journal of Drug Policy, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Buyers and sellers of illegal drugs in cryptomarkets have been found to
overcome trust issues created by anonymity and the lack of legal protection with the help of …