Russian Federation
The article discusses the problematic issues of bringing to criminal responsibility for the use of an electronic signature for criminal purposes. The authors conducted a study of court decisions in cases of crimes, where “electronic signature” is named as the subject of criminal encroachment. A number of proposals have been formulated to improve criminal legislation. As a result, the conclusion is formulated that actions aimed at illegally obtaining (issuing) an electronic signature on someone else’s personal data or on a fictitious person can be independently qualified under Article 272 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, provided that these actions entailed modification (modification) of information.
electronic signature, illegal access, computer information, copying of computer information
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