The concept of crimes committed using information, telecommunication and digital technologies: scientific approaches to definition and problems of legislative consolidation

the article is devoted to the urgent problem of defining and legislating the concept of crimes committed using information, telecommunication and digital technologies. The author notes the lack of a unified conceptual framework in both Russian criminal legislation and scientific doctrine, which leads to difficulties in qualifying and investigating such acts. Based on the analysis of the norms of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, judicial practice and scientific approaches, terminological disunity is demonstrated: the concepts of "cybercrime", "computer crime" and "computer information crime" are used chaotically and do not have clear legislative definitions. The paper substantiates a broad approach to understanding cybercrimes as acts where information, telecommunication and digital technologies are the key means of committing, regardless of the main object of the encroachment. Based on the results of the research, the author's definitions are formulated and specific recommendations are proposed for improving the criminal law, in particular, by consolidating legal definitions of key concepts in the notes to art. 272 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for the unification of law enforcement.

cybercrimes, information and telecommunication technologies, digital technologies, criminal law, conceptual framework, legislative consolidation, crimes in the field of computer information