ABSTRACT Drawing on Sutherland’s theory of behaviour systems in crime, this study investigates social media fraud (SMF) facilitated by botnets to understand the onset and maturation of this new online offending behaviour. We find legitimate actors in the system – Internet of Things manufacturers, online social networks, hosting companies and law enforcement agencies – share a way of life that prioritises private gains and avoids implicit responsibility for security. They arrive at a Nash equilibrium that provides a weak and disorganised social response to crime. SMF providers, on the other hand, are cleverly organised and exploit weaknesses in security, adapting to change and developing working relationship with those who benefit from their activities and share their lenient behaviour towards fraudulent activities. We conclude that the rise in cybercrime is a result of the behaviours of all actors in the system, not just those who offend.

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网络犯罪是谁的责任？犯罪在线行为系统的案例研究

摘要借鉴萨瑟兰（Sutherland）的犯罪行为系统理论，本研究调查了由僵尸网络推动的社交媒体欺诈（SMF），以了解这种新的在线犯罪行为的发生和成熟。我们发现系统中的合法参与者-物联网制造商，在线社交网络，托管公司和执法机构-共享一种生活方式，这种生活方式优先考虑私人利益，并避免了对安全的隐性责任。他们达到了纳什均衡，从而提供了对犯罪的虚弱无序的社会反应。另一方面，SMF提供者组织得很巧妙，可以利用安全漏洞，与那些从其活动中受益并分享其对欺诈活动的宽容行为的人适应变化并发展工作关系。