Abstract
This article explores the current trends in deception-based cybercrime. Through the use of recent examples, it demonstrates that humanity continues to be the weakest link in the cyber security chain, and that deception of the human mind remains a key component of much criminal activity in cyberspace. It also detects signs of hardening in some regulators' attitudes towards human weakness and personal Internet insecurity, and an increase in the attribution of contributory fault to some of those deceived. Looking ahead, it concludes that such pressure towards increased individual vigilance in cyberspace will require some testing regulatory balances to be struck.
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