The Convention’s nine chapters provide a comprehensive approach to prevent and combat the global problem of cybercrime while including human rights safeguards. The Convention resolves technical and legal challenges by adjusting traditional means and methods of criminal investigations to the information and communication technology environment ...

2024年10月2日 · By disrupting cyber threats and prosecuting bad actors, the Criminal Division deters cybercrime, in some instances causing cybercrime groups to shutter in the wake of disruption actions. The Department’s strategic objective to enhance cybersecurity and fight cybercrime also includes strengthening international and public-private partnerships ...

Vulnerabilities in technology and lack of sufficient attention to security by users provide cybercriminals with low-risk, high-reward opportunities for illicit gain, often enabled by insufficient regulation and weak enforcement by nation-states.

Learn more about what you can do to protect yourself from cyber criminals, how you can report cyber crime, and the Bureau's efforts in combating the evolving cyber threat. Learn how...

2024年12月24日 · The General Assembly on Tuesday adopted the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, a landmark global treaty aimed at strengthening international cooperation to combat cybercrime and...

Law enforcement performs an essential role in achieving our nation’s cybersecurity objectives by investigating a wide range of cyber crimes, from theft and fraud to child exploitation, and apprehending and prosecuting those responsible.

2024年12月24日 · The General Assembly on Tuesday adopted the United Nations Convention against Cybercrime, a landmark global treaty aimed at strengthening international cooperation to combat cybercrime and...

The United Nations Convention against Cybercrime was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in December 2024. The Convention is a comprehensive global treaty, which provides States with a range of essential tools and measures to combat the criminal use of information and communication technologies.

2023年8月29日 · These steps should give law enforcement agencies tools they need to collect more accurate and complete data on cybercrime. This is crucial for countering the effects of cybercrime on American society and on individuals. The below graphic shows the types of mechanisms used by key federal agencies for collecting and reporting data on cybercrime.

2023年5月16日 · One example of a federal cybercrime provision is the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), 18 U.S.C. § 1030—a law prohibiting a variety of computer-related conduct and providing for both civil and criminal penalties. Although sometimes described as an anti-hacking law, the CFAA covers more than just hacking.