CYBERCRIME AS A MODERN FORM OF TRANSNATIONAL CRIMINALITY: CHALLENGES IN INVESTIGATION AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Abstract

This article examines cybercrime as a modern form of transnational crime, analyzing its characteristic features and patterns of manifestation in the context of the digitalization of social relations. It identifies the specific challenges of investigating cybercrime, particularly issues related to handling digital evidence, ensuring its admissibility, and identifying individuals involved in its commission. Special attention is paid to regulatory frameworks and forms of international cooperation in the field of combating cybercrime, and the main challenges and directions for improving state cooperation in this area are identified.

The aim of the study is to analyze cybercrimes as a modern form of transnational crime, identify the specific features of their investigation, and examine regulatory frameworks and forms of international cooperation in this field.

The study employs general scientific and specialized legal methods, including: dialectical – to analyze the development of cybercrime; system-structural – to determine its place within the system of transnational crime; formal-legal – to examine the norms of national and international legislation; comparative-legal – to analyze international cooperation mechanisms; and logical-legal – to generalize the obtained results.

It has been established that cybercrimes are characterized by their transnational nature, high level of latency, and the complexity of proving them, which necessitates the use of specialized knowledge and modern forensic methods. It has been demonstrated that effective investigation of such crimes is impossible without proper handling of digital evidence and addressing the challenges of anonymity in cyberspace. It has been demonstrated that international cooperation is a key element in combating cybercrime, but it requires further improvement in terms of simplifying cooperation procedures, harmonizing legislation, and enhancing the effectiveness of information exchange between states.