사이버 해킹과 형법적 대응방안

Abstract

Computer and the Internet make many activities easier for us. They also make illegal activities easier for criminals. Computer crime encompasses a broad range of potentially illegal activities. Cyberterrorism can also be defined much more generally as any computer crime targeting computer networks. There is much concern from government and media sources about potential damages that could be caused by cyberterrorism. Hacking, or intentional unauthorized access to computer systems, is a whole new category that includes a wide range of illegal activities from harmless pranks to huge thefts and shutdown of important services. Hacking of Common methods are Security exploit, Vulnerability scanner, Password cracking, Packet sniffer, Spoofing attack, Rootkit, Social engineering, Trojan horse, Virus, Worm etc. In this paper, the problem related Hacking through the interpretation theory of criminallaw are discussed. Unauthorized access to especially secure data is to be a crime not only security measures were cracked but also security measures were not cracked. Almost major Web sites were shut down by denial-of-service. Denial-of-service attacks are also now a crime. in this kind of attack, hakers overload target site with requests for Web pages and other information. Furthermore, there is need to criminalize that especially dangerous preparations for such IT crimes are also punishable by law. We have Acts on Hacking, Act on the protection of Information and Communications Infrastructure, Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, Criminal Law. Criminal Law have to cover the modern threats and up to a certain degree they are open for new technical developments. Law are more technologically up-to-date.