Emerging trends in cybercrime development

Authors

  • V. A. Shestak Moscow Academy of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation image/svg+xml
  • A. S. Chebotar Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17308/law/1995-5502/2025/2/197-202

Keywords:

cybercrime, COVID-19 pandemic, minor, deepfake, disruptive malware, DDoS-attacks

Abstract

The main factors that have had a direct impact on the uncontrolled growth of crimes committed in modern cyberspace have been identified; a causal relationship has been established between global events and the uncontrolled growth of cybercrime from 2020 to the present; a meticulous analysis of statistical data provided by competent authorities of foreign states and international organizations was conducted regarding the growth of cybercrimes committed over the past three years; the structure of the phenomenon under study was studied; the main characteristics inherent in such a negative modern phenomenon as cybercrime are revealed.

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Author Biographies

  • V. A. Shestak, Moscow Academy of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation

    Doctor of Legal Sciences, Associate Professor, Professor of the Department of Criminalistics

  • A. S. Chebotar, Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

    Master of Law, Post-graduate Student of the Department of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure and Criminalistics

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Published

2025-08-20

Issue

No. 2 (2025): April – June

Section

Criminal Law. Criminal Process. Criminalistics