Thesis:

Criminology of identity theft in cyberspace

This research was done with the criminology of identity information theft in cyberspace. In Iranian laws, there are no specific legal texts that explicitly consider forgery or identity theft (with this title) as an independent crime, and the e-commerce law and the computer crimes law are not clear in this regard either. But in some regulations, beyond computer crimes, it can be said that some legal articles are related to the issue of impersonation, identity theft, and identity fraud. Identity theft is almost synonymous with impersonation. Since the definition of identity theft refers to the appropriation of a name or the use of another's identity information for fraud or other illegal activities, these two terms are often used interchangeably, but it seems that identity theft is the result of identity theft. Since the definition of identity theft refers to the appropriation of the name or the use of another's identity information for fraud or other illegal activities, these two terms are often used interchangeably, but it seems that identity theft is the result of identity theft. If any user is the victim of identity theft on social networks, he must take a picture of the faked social network page and take the documents to the Computer Crimes Prosecutor's Office and file a case, and then the police officers will follow up on the crime. Media literate users will be able to discover fake information in cyber space. This media information helps people in the society to understand how to create false messages and to recognize biases and false information and media lies. Users will not be able to recognize fake information without strengthening virtual social network literacy and critical thinking. These issues require strengthening analytical thinking in managing beliefs that have been attacked by cybercriminals.

Keywords: criminology, theft, identity information, virtual space