ABSTRACT
This article examines the increase of cybercrime in Malaysia and how this issue should be resolved. Cybercrime, which is also known as computer crime, involves the use of a computer as an instrument to further illegal ends, such as committing fraud, trafficking in child pornography, intellectual property violations, cyberbullying, identity theft, and privacy violations. There are several legislations covering cybercrime, but statistics show that cybercrime has been increasing in Malaysia. Thus, the objective of this article is to investigate and examine the efficiency of the existing legal and regulatory framework in combating cybercrime and to recommend whether to enact a new legislation to address all types of cybercrime including cyberbullying, which is a serious crime committed by students. Qualitative analyses were used and selected interviews were conducted with relevant agencies.
