المعيار

The Reality Of Cyber-crime Among A Sample Of Algerian University Students

Auteurs : Boukhors Siham .

Résumé

With the growth of technology and global connectivity, cyber-crime has surged worldwide in recent decades, and Algeria is no exception. This descriptive study investigates cyber-crimes among university students in Algeria. It adopts a social survey method and employs an electronic questionnaire distributed to a convenience sample of 118 respondents. The study yielded several key findings: Instagram and Facebook are the most frequently utilized platforms by university students; social media usage is predominantly motivated by peer presence in theses platforms; approximately one-quarter of the sample reported exposure to various cyber-crimes. Account takeover was the most prevalent at 21.21%, followed by receiving unwanted sexual content at 19.70%, while extortion and online harassment each accounted for 15.15%. Among the victimized participants most were targeted by unknown perpetrators. In terms of perpetration students who engaged in cybercrimes cited entertainment and amusement as their main motivations

Mots clés

Reality ; cyber-crime ; university students ; social media ; Algeria