To the question of cybercrime law regulation in Russia

With the development of technology, different types of crime are faced. It is observed that the crime which is the most open to change and development is cyber crimes. The article examines the relevance of cybercrime, their types and their peculiarities. The difficulty of preventing, detecting and characterizing crimes committed using new computer technologies determines the relevance of the study. The article examines the current state of cybercrime, its types and features. Cybercrime groups are distinguished depending on the degree of use of computer technology. The need to bring Russian legislation closer to international law in the matter of definition and sanctions for crimes committed using a computer is being identified. The state and possible directions for improving the criminal legislation in the sphere of combating cybercrimes are discussed. The authors suggest the definition of “Cybercryme” and the re-evaluating the provisions of criminal legislation in regards to the regulation of the responsibility for some types of cybercrimes.