Information and telecommunications technologies – the modern reality of crime

The presented article examines the current state of crime in the field of information and telecommunication technologies, taking into account the new direction of the development of crime. Afteranalyzing foreign and Russian data, the authors emphasize that the information space has become one of the most common areas in the use of the COVID-19 virus pandemic to commit various crimes. Separately, this article examines the landscape of threats of crimes in the field of information and telecommunication technologies during the COVID-1 pandemic, and also analyzes the practice of detecting crimes under Art. 158, 159, 159.3, 159.6, 228.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for federal districts. The authors argue that the pandemic has significantly changed the nature and intensity of all crime, but the sphere of information and telecommunications technologies has undergone the greatest criminalization, which is reflected in crime statistics. In conclusion, the authors conclude that COVID-19 will be a turning point in changing the face of crime, as well as measures to combat crime in this particular area of relations. It points to the initiative of Russia within the framework of the UN to develop a comprehensive international convention on countering the use of information and telecommunication technologies for criminal purposes