INFORMATIONAL DESTRUCTION CRIME; A COMPARATIVE STUDY

Abstract

Informational destruction crimes are attacks affecting all information, data, programs, or whatever falls within the scope of information, whether it is stored in a computer, mobile devices, tablets, or information systems. These attacks may occur through erasing, destruction, or other actions . They are done by many means, including viruses, logical bombs, etc. The crime of informational destruction is one of the crimes of damage that must be investigated. There has been a juristic debate about the extent of the possibility of applying the traditional legal texts on the damage of information. Some support and others reject it. The international legislation punishes the crime of informational destruction with various penalties; prison, imprisonment, fine, or all penalties; fine with imprisonment or  Confinement.