Pursuing security and intelligence crimes in the field of digital currencies in the armed forces

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Article Type:
Research/Original Article (دارای رتبه معتبر)
Abstract:
Background and purpose

Cryptocurrency is a unique type of digital payment. It is used to online pay for goods and services, just like money is becoming mainstream today. In today's world, cryptocurrencies are a powerful and at least new technology with a long history in the world for our dear country Iran, which can be used in various programs with great efficiency in many issues of society, including economy, education, production and most importantly, the prosecution of security crimes in the field of crimes. Organized intelligence and cyber structure at a reasonable cost and be implemented on a large scale. So far, many researches have been presented on the topic of cryptocurrencies; But now many profiteers in the technological field in the world use cryptocurrencies as a tool for spending and hiding their security violations and intelligence penetration in various fields.

Methodology

The current research has evaluated previous articles in different dimensions by using the meta-analysis method and emphasizing the use of digital currencies and their applications. The statistical population includes all the researches conducted from 2016 to the end of 2022 in the field of the subject under study. Through targeted sampling, 7 researches (research and promotional articles) related to the subject were selected through the scientific database and were examined based on different criteria.

Findings and conclusions

This technological progress in the field of digital currencies affects many areas, including cyber security crimes such as intelligence infiltration, goods smuggling, drug trafficking, arms trafficking, human trafficking, human body organ trafficking, medicine, etc. . Unfortunately, according to the objective evidence as well as the research findings of our beloved country, Iran has become one of the contaminated countries and used by profiteers and criminals in the field of cryptocurrencies due to lack of proper infrastructure to manage and supervise the field of digital currencies.

Language:
Persian
Published:
Journal of Police Protectoral and Security Studies, Volume:19 Issue: 2, 2024
Pages:
69 to 78
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