Modern Cybercrime and Problems of its Prevention

The purpose of the author's research is the analysis of the most urgent problems, which are associated with the emergence and the development of cybercrime in modern Russia, while the author focuses on the issues of counteracting this type of crime by means of criminal legal tools. The given article investigates the status of cybercrime and states that this type of crime is changing not only quantitatively, but also gets new qualitative nuances, which is largely due to the active introduction of digital tools, resources and technologies into the criminal environment. Pointing out the high risk of the crimes committed remotely (contactless), the author emphasizes the fact that the traditional types of crime continue to maintain their positions in the general structure of crimes, partly touching and even completely dismounting with cybercrimes. The research attempts to identify the structure of cybercrime and its types as a relatively independent phenomenon and reveals the trends of its development. The factors causing the growing volumes of cybercrime in the recent years are highlighted in detail in the article. Conclusions: The author states the leading role of the criminal law in the fight against cybercrime and suggests measures aimed at improving the counteraction to cybercrime through criminal liability and punishment. The main results of the research presented to the reader are the author's proposals to change sone norms of the Criminal Code in order to tighten responsibility for committing crimes using information and communication technologies and social engineering tools.