Qualifying Cyber Crime as a Crime of Aggression in International Law

Today’s technological developments have resulted in the emergence of various
new crimes threatening the international community. In recent decades, there
have been various forms of cybercrimes targeted at the communication networks
and defense systems of countries by other countries, known as cyber warfare.
Unfortunately, international law has not specified this as a crime, but its impact
has caused violations of sovereignty and disruption of national security, resulting
in material loss, breakdown of communication networks and obstruction of social
and public services based on the internet, such as what happened in Estonia in
2007. This article is a normative study that analyzes the elements of cybercrime
relating to threats to a country’s security. The modification of the cybercrime
concept is necessary to designate cybercrimes as crimes of aggression amid
technological development to maintain stability in the international community.