Cybercrime

Accessing and remaining within an automated data processing system (ADPS), as well as modifying or deleting its data, constitutes a criminal offense punishable by imprisonment.

This is a flagship offense in digital criminal law.

Ransomware is malicious software that infects and blocks a victim’s computer system to extort a ransom payment.

This is a form of attack on an ADPS.

Digital technologies are used to facilitate various scams aimed at extorting data or money:

– phishing;

– CEO fraud;

– digital identity theft;

– fake investment scams