Kajian Yuridis Modus Kejahatan Phishing Melalui Whatsapp

Abstract

Crime in the current era of technological advancement and globalization has emerged with a variety of modes. Supported by the rapid development of digitalization, by relying on the internet network all communication and transaction processes both between people and each other and between companies and each other can be done quickly and easily. But behind this sophistication, there are bad people who try to find loopholes to commit crimes using the internet network or what is known as cybercrime. One of the cyber crimes that threaten the security of personal data is phishing, the crime is an attempt to obtain a person's personal information data by deceiving where the perpetrator acts disguised as someone or a trusted party by asking the victim to fill in confidential personal information or the perpetrator simply sends a link to the victim so that the victim is encouraged to click on the link so that the perpetrator succeeds in gaining access to launch the action. Phishing crimes are rampant via whatsapp, considering that Indonesia is the country with the largest number of whatsapp users in the world quoted from the opinion of Whatsapp Asia Pacific Policy Director, Clair Deevy. The purpose of this study is to explain the juridical study of the mode of phishing crime via whatsapp. The research method used is normative juridical with an emphasis on the statutory approach in examining a legal problem that is rampant.