The nature of crime is changing—estimates suggest that at least half of all crime is now committed online. Once everyday objects (e.g. televisions, baby monitors, door locks) that are now internet connected, collectively referred to as the Internet of Things (IoT), have the potential to transform society, but this increase in connectivity may generate new crime opportunities. Here, we conducted a systematic review to inform understanding of these risks. We identify a number of high-level mechanisms through which offenders may exploit the consumer IoT including profiling, physical access control and the control of device audio/visual outputs. The types of crimes identified that could be facilitated by the IoT were wide ranging and included burglary, stalking, and sex crimes through to state level crimes including political subjugation. Our review suggests that the IoT presents substantial new opportunities for offending and intervention is needed now to prevent an IoT crime harvest.

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消费者物联网促成的犯罪系统审查

犯罪的性质正在发生变化——据估计，现在至少有一半的犯​​罪是在网上实施的。曾经与互联网相连的日常用品（例如电视、婴儿监视器、门锁），统称为物联网 (IoT)，具有改变社会的潜力，但这种连通性的增加可能会产生新的犯罪机会。在这里，我们进行了系统审查，以了解这些风险。我们确定了许多高级机制，犯罪者可以通过这些机制利用消费者物联网，包括分析、物理访问控制和设备音频/视频输出的控制。物联网可以促进的犯罪类型范围广泛，包括入室盗窃、跟踪和性犯罪，以及包括政治征服在内的州级犯罪。