Computer crimes in Mexico. Recognition in the criminal laws of the Mexican entities

The global digital transformation has facilitated almost all human activities. The pandemic caused by the SARS-COV-2 virus increased this phenomenon, as commercial, labor, health, educational and social activities moved towards digitalization. In Mexico, this has given rise, among other effects, to computer crimes -such as theft and computer fraud, digital harassment or cyberstalking- which are evolving rapidly and therefore are not on a par with criminal legislation. The purpose of this article is to analyze and assess whether computer crimes are criminalized in the 32 Mexican states. For this purpose, the deductive method and exploratory research were used, in order to observe and confirm whether the entities that recognize digital anti-juridical conducts in their criminal laws contribute to the reporting and investigation, or whether those that do not recognize them promote their ignorance, that the crime is not reported or prosecuted.