Scene of the Cybercrime: Computer Forensics Handbook

108 Chapter 3 • Understanding the People on the Scene

The “typical cybercriminal” profile offered by Nichols—male, white, and 19

to 30 years of age—is still valid for speaking in generalities, but it is becoming

less so every year. Increasingly, those who commit cybercrimes come from both

genders, all races, and every age group.

All Teenage Boys with Computers Are Dangerous Cybercriminals

Once again, the media is mostly responsible for this stereotype. It is a common

belief in some quarters that every teenage boy with a computer spends his nights

breaking into the defense department computers in search of the codes to fire

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