Players
Internet and Cybercrime

On reading or seeing these reports, citizens wonder whether the public authorities have the means to react to this new criminality.

• Criminals

  They are the first players... Attacking an information system is a way of making money, so criminals have been quick to invest in cyberspace. The risk is much lower than in a burglary, the amount of money to be collected is often greater, and it's easier to fall back in the event of failure. A cyber-burglary therefore offers undeniable advantages over a traditional hold-up, and it's likely that Bonnie and Clyde, and also Jesse James, would have taken a keen interest in this technology, had it existed in their day. Cybercrime has therefore been a reality for several decades now, and it has also become organized. Cyber gangs include not only technicians capable of cracking digital...