Mobile Apps And CyberCrime

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MOBILE APPS AND CYBER CRIME

• The Evolution of Crime in the Smartphone Era

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MOBILE APPS AND CYBER CRIME

• In the past decade, societys communication
  methods have shifted and transformed. With that,
  criminals are finding new and different ways to
  organize crime under the radar. More and more
  mobile applications offer communication solutions
  and are launching by the second, each one
  claiming to offer greater encryption than the
  other. This poses a dilemma and challenge for
  analysts trying to find, track and continue
  tracing the origins of organized crime.

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MOBILE APPS AND CYBER CRIME

• For a long time, the dark web was considered
  the main hub for criminal activity online. Since
  smartphones have developed and become an
  inseparable part of our daily lives, criminal
  activity has transported itself into
  communication and activity of mobile apps users,
  accommodating todays criminals lifestyles.

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MOBILE APPS AND CYBER CRIME

• As criminal activity increasingly extends
  to mobile devices and apps, these technologies
  and applications serve as a platform for drug
  exchange, terrorist activity, fake news in the
  form of propaganda, and human trafficking, to
  name a few. A majority of the activity transpires
  in-app groups and channels similar to those of
  Facebook, such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Skype, Snap
  Chat and other communication applications.

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MOBILE APPS AND CYBER CRIME

• Today, criminals neednt be tech savvy to
  exploit mobile technology. This, in turn, leaves
  more room for errors and vulnerabilities,
  allowing analysts to collect data about criminal
  activity in these communication apps.
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