
handle: 2183/46502
[Abstract] This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the crime of computer fraud as regulated in Article 249 of the Spanish Criminal Code, highlighting its legislative evolution, legal structure, objective and subjective elements, as well as the technological means commonly used to commit it, such as phishing, pharming, and malware. The study also examines the role of so-called money mules within the criminal framework, the criminal liability of legal entities, punishable preparatory acts, and the aggravating circumstances established by law.
[Resumen] El presente trabajo analiza en profundidad el delito de estafa informática regulado en el artículo 249 del Código Penal, destacando su evolución normativa, estructura típica, elementos objetivos y subjetivos, así como los medios tecnológicos comúnmente empleados para su comisión, como el phishing, pharming o el malware. Se examina el papel de los denominados muleros en la estructura delictiva, la responsabilidad penal de las personas jurídicas, los actos preparatorios punibles y las circunstancias agravantes previstas legalmente.
Traballo fin de mestrado (UDC.DER). Mestrado Universitario en Dereito Dixital e da Intelixencia Artificial. Curso 2024/2025
Ciberdelincuencia, Cybercrime, Phishing, Código Penal, Malware, Ingeniería social, Money mules, Criminal Code, Transferencia patrimonial, Computer fraud, Muleros, Asset transfer, Social engineering, Estafa informática
Ciberdelincuencia, Cybercrime, Phishing, Código Penal, Malware, Ingeniería social, Money mules, Criminal Code, Transferencia patrimonial, Computer fraud, Muleros, Asset transfer, Social engineering, Estafa informática
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