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    Author(s): HOLM, Eric

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    This paper considers how the darknet has emerged as a passageway for identity theft. The paper identifies the darknet as a means of facilitating the distribution of identification particulars and how this contributes toward identity theft. The paper considers the part of the darknet as an enabler in the distribution of information related to offending in identity crime and as a passive contributor toward identity crimes.



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    Additional Information

    Article Title: The Darknet: A New Passageway to Identity Theft
    Author(s): HOLM, Eric
    Date of Publication: 2017-06-29
    Publication: International Journal of Information Security and Cybercrime
    ISSN: 2285-9225 e-ISSN: 2286-0096
    Digital Object Identifier: 10.19107/IJISC.2017.01.04
    Issue: Volume 6, Issue 1, Year 2017
    Section: Studies and Analysis of Cybercrime Phenomenon
    Page Range: 41-50 (10 pages)



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