CYBER CRIMES: AN ANALYSIS OF THE MAIN CRIMES AND THE BRAZILIAN CRIMINAL LEGISLATION

Abstract: The internet has a very important role in the globalized world, it has brought benefits, such as: the expansion of communication frontiers, data storage and the facilitation of certain activities, but it has also contributed to the emergence of new crimes, which become known as “cyber crimes”. Thus, the number of virtual crimes against the population has increased significantly and in order to control these new illegal conducts, it was necessary to adapt the law to technological changes. However, this article deals with the most frequent cyber crimes in Brazil, how the criminal process works, the restrictions in combating these crimes and how to prevent them