流量劫持的刑事定性研究

Research on Criminal Characterization of Network Flow Hijacking

对于流量劫持行为的刑事定性,目前学界和司法实务中都存在争议。流量劫持可分为硬性流量劫持和软性流量劫持。软性流量劫持通常采用诱导的方式,对计算机信息系统安全以及用户操作影响较小,无须以刑事手段加以规制。而硬性流量劫持具有强制性,影响计算机信息的正常运行并对计算机信息系统的安全造成较大威胁,应以刑法加以规制。在硬性流量劫持中,以计算机信息系统为对象和以计算机信息系统为媒介的行为应当分别认定,二者侵害的法益以及犯罪目的不同,应当分别适用破坏计算机信息系统罪和传统犯罪罪名。

The criminal characterization of network flow hijacking is currently controversial in both academic circles and judicial practice.Network flow hijacking can be divided into hard network flow hijacking and soft network flow hijacking.Soft network flow hijacking usually adopts an inducement method,which has little impact on the security of computer information systems and user operations,and does not need to be regulated by criminal means.Hard network flow hijacking is mandatory,which affects the normal operation of computer information and poses a greater threat to the security of computer information systems.It should be regulated by the criminal law.In hard network flow hijacking,behaviors that target computer information systems and those that use computer information systems as media should be determined separately.Their legal interests and criminal purposes are different,and the crimes of destroying computer information systems and traditional crimes should be applied separately.