Countering the Spread of Cyber Fraud: New Opportunities in the Investigation and Ways to Improve the Legislation

Abstract

The analysis of the provisions of the current legislation in the field of counteracting the spread of theft of funds committed remotely by deception or abuse of trust is offered. Based on practical examples, the topicality of the issue under study is substantiated; a conclusion about the inadequacy of legal regulation in this area of public relations is made; the possibility of counteracting the commission of cyber fraud using the same tools with which they are committed is explored. In the course of the study, specific issues of identifying imperfect provisions of the legislation are not left aside, and options for adjusting it in order to increase the efficiency of law enforcement are formulated. The study is practice-oriented.