This study examined the personality characteristics of 296 self-reported computer deviants and non-computer deviants with different college majors.
RESULTS indicated hackers majoring in the Arts were more hedonistic compared to the hackers majoring in Business. The identity thieves majoring in Business were more extraverted and open to experiences compared to the identity thieves majoring in "Both." The virus writers majoring in the Arts were more likely to make moral decisions based on hedonistic, social, and internal moral values compared to the virus writers majoring in Business. There were no significant differences in the personality characteristics of cyberbullies with different majors.