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Fałszerstwo dokumentów ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem przestępczości internetowej jako wyzwanie dla organów państwa
Document Forging With Special Consideration Of Cybercrime As A Challenge For Public Authorities

Author(s): Anna Nastuła
Subject(s): Criminal Law
Published by: Wyższa Szkoła Ekonomiczno-Humanistyczna
Keywords: document forging; TOR network; cybercrime

Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this paper is to present the threats related to document forging, especially the use of modern technologies for this reprehensible practice. The paper presents the definitions of a document and forgery, and then attempts to present the current trends in IT crime. The author pays special attention to the TOR network (The Onion Router), which is now the greatest threat to security as regards the authenticity of documents. The article also focuses on the need for the public authorities to take steps to prevent crimes compromising the reliability of documents.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 8
  • Page Range: 73-87
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish