Open AccessThe Phenomenon of Cybercrime in the 21st Century
Author(s) -
T. V. Plotnikova,
О. В. Котельникова
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
pravo: istoriâ i sovremennostʹ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2588-0012
DOI - 10.17277/pravo.2020.03.pp.141-150
Subject(s) - cybercrime , the internet , phenomenon , internet privacy , government (linguistics) , computer security , criminology , computer science , political science , law , sociology , world wide web , linguistics , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics
The spread and development of the “Internet” has erased the boundaries of communication and the dissemination of information. With the massive spread of computers, the world community is faced with such phenomena as illegal activities using a computer (and / or against computers), as well as this activity through the Internet. Many scientists and experts distinguish between cybercrime as a legal category and as a social phenomenon. The first is characterized by a specific unlawful act using a computer, computer network or the Internet. The qualification of these acts within the framework of cybercrime is not in doubt and complexity, because here are clearly expressed signs of a virtual illegal act. These illegal acts are aimed at all spheres of public life. There is no clear division into specific types of cybercrime. For cybercriminal prosecution, it is necessary to prove their involvement in this illegal act. The “virtual traces” of an illegal act are easy to hide due to the ease of changing and destroying computer information. A procedure for processing and seizing evidence is quite complicated, and sometimes impossible. These facts make it difficult to prove the guilt and involvement of a person in a virtual crime, thereby contributing to an increase in the percentage of unsolved crimes. Cybercrime has become a threat to security of man, society and the government. It poses a real threat not only to individual states, but also to the entire world community as a whole.