Cyber Criminals: Who are they?

The Dark State

Who becomes a cybercriminal? Are they all disenfranchised young men who hack networks from darkened rooms or are they disadvantaged young men trying to earn a living? Are they involved in organised crime or do they work for themselves? John Mooney speaks to Dr Jonathan Lusthaus, the Director of The Human Cybercriminal Project in the Department of Sociology at the University of Oxford. Dr Lusthaus has spent years meeting those involved in cyber crime whilst researching the issue. He discusses what he discovered in this week's episode.