Structure and Roles of International Cybercrime Cooperation - A Two-Mode Network Analysis -

Key Points

• The study aims to analyze the collaborative structure of international cybercrime cooperation and the roles of different actors.
• Conducted a two-mode network analysis of 164 international cooperation cases from 2015 to 2025.
• Constructed networks based on institutions, countries, operations, and crime types.
• Analyzed centrality, center-periphery structures, communities, and brokerage characteristics.
• Identified a center-periphery structure where participation is concentrated among a few actors and operations.
• Noted varying connections between actors participating in multiple operations and their roles in linking different groups.
• Revealed that money laundering and identity theft frequently appear together across various operations.