The Capacity of the Malaysian Legal System to Commit Digital Crimes

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Associate Professor of Criminal Law and Criminology, Faculty of Administrative Sciences and Economics, Arak University, Iran, Arak

10.22091/dclic.2024.10996.1016

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Developments in information and communication technology have had a significant impact on individuals and society as a whole. Digitalization has changed the way of action and interaction in social contexts. Information communication infrastructure as well as digital devices have now become an integral part of today's reality. Digitalization has a huge impact on the development and observance of human rights, as well as the individual's own situation. Therefore, digital crime is an activity that has become more popular in different countries today. Today, this crime is taken seriously by all countries because it has negative impacts on society. In Malaysia, the types of digital crime we face are hacking, money laundering, phishing and digital fraud. Digital crime can be defined as any form of criminal behavior that uses any type of electronic device through an Internet connection and includes individual or group behavior. Of course, digital crimes usually occur during online money transactions, ordering food through apps like e-orders, online money transfer and company registration, and more. However, considering the speed of Internet use that has a positive effect on society, it cannot be denied that there are also negative effects that need to be considered.

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Volume 1, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
Winter 2024
December 2024
Pages 113-133

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