New Species of Criminal Phenomena: Organized Cybercrime

Abstract

ICT (Information and Communication Technology) has spread to all dimensions of social life, including criminal phenomenon. Organized crime, as a rising type of crime, has gained new forms of manifestation since the members of criminal groups use ICT tools to commit crimes or moved to virtual space as this space offers them the ideal ”work-field” providing anonymity, a large number of victims, and huge sources of profit. In fact, the organized cybercriminal groups have become one of the most ascending criminal groups, very difficult to discover and combat. In the present study, the author offers a presentation of cybercrime in its organized form, presents the cybercriminal groups, their types and characteristics and the types of cybercrimes that are to be committed by an organized criminal group online and offline.