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The rise of Chinese cyber warriors: towards a theoretical model of online hacktivism

The rise of Chinese cyber warriors: towards a theoretical model of online hacktivism
The rise of Chinese cyber warriors: towards a theoretical model of online hacktivism

China is frequently reported as the source of many transnational cyber-attacks. Yet, there have been very few studies on the people behind such attacks. In this paper, we have studied some of the reasons behind the rise of a specific form of hacking: hacktivism emanating from China. Using various criminological theories, as well as political and sociological approaches, a novel theoretical framework behind Chinese hacktivism is proposed in this paper. This is supported by an empirical analysis that was carried out on the membership growth patterns of online Chinese hacktivist forums and the observed patterns are used to support the proposed framework.

China, Cybercrime, General Strain Theory, Hacktivism, National Humiliation, Relative Deprivation, Ressentiment
0974-2891
230-254
Webber, Craig
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Yip, Michael
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Webber, Craig
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Yip, Michael
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Webber, Craig and Yip, Michael (2018) The rise of Chinese cyber warriors: towards a theoretical model of online hacktivism. International Journal of Cyber Criminology, 12 (1), 230-254. (doi:10.5281/zenodo.1467901).

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China is frequently reported as the source of many transnational cyber-attacks. Yet, there have been very few studies on the people behind such attacks. In this paper, we have studied some of the reasons behind the rise of a specific form of hacking: hacktivism emanating from China. Using various criminological theories, as well as political and sociological approaches, a novel theoretical framework behind Chinese hacktivism is proposed in this paper. This is supported by an empirical analysis that was carried out on the membership growth patterns of online Chinese hacktivist forums and the observed patterns are used to support the proposed framework.

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Accepted/In Press date: 4 June 2018
e-pub ahead of print date: 21 October 2018
Published date: 21 October 2018
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Keywords: China, Cybercrime, General Strain Theory, Hacktivism, National Humiliation, Relative Deprivation, Ressentiment

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Local EPrints ID: 425876
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/425876
DOI: doi:10.5281/zenodo.1467901
ISSN: 0974-2891
PURE UUID: 89b763b9-4865-4d61-b7c1-3b982c9bcfc7
ORCID for Craig Webber: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3900-7579

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Date deposited: 05 Nov 2018 17:30
Last modified: 16 Mar 2024 03:14

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Author: Craig Webber ORCID iD
Author: Michael Yip

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