How to cite: E‐ISSN: Frencky Maralop. (2024). Legal Action Against the ITE Law in Overcoming Business Crimes of Corporate Data Theft Using Ransomware Virus. Journal Eduvest. 4(7): 5611-1779 ISSN:2775-3727 Published by: https://greenpublisher.id/ Journal of Universal Studies Vol. 4, July 2024 p-ISSN 2775-3735-e-ISSN 2775-3727 Legal Action Against the ITE Law in Overcoming Business Crimes of Corporate Data Theft Using Ransomware Virus Frencky Maralop 1 , Lisa Agustiana 2 , Endeh Suhartini 3 Program Pasca Sarjana, Fakultas Hukum, Universitas Djuanda, Indonesia email: fmarolop71@gmail.com 1 , lisa3108@gmail.com 2 , endeh.suhartini@unida.ac.id 3 ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Received: Revised: Approved: Legal action against the economic crime of stealing company data via ransomware viruses is a subject that has attracted increased attention in this digital era. In this regard, the Electronic Information and Transaction Law (ITE Law) is the basic legal framework for dealing with these matters in Indonesia. This article intends to evaluate the role of the ITE Law in the legal prosecution of the economic crime of corporate data theft employing ransomware viruses, and its effect on enterprises and society.(Makulilo, 2012) Corporate data theft employing ransomware viruses has become a severe danger to corporate continuity and information security. By exploiting flaws in a company's computer system, hackers might encrypt vital business data and demand a huge ransom to recover access to the data. In this scenario, the ITE Act becomes an essential legal weapon to enforce justice and safeguard enterprises from such dangers.(Arisandy, 2021) Legal action with ITE Law against incidents of corporate data theft employing ransomware viruses covers numerous components, including the identification of the criminals, the investigative process, as well as the court procedure. In addition, ITE Law also provides a legal foundation for imposing harsh punishments on the offenders of these acts. Thus, the ITE Law plays a significant role in giving legal clarity and protection to enterprises who are victims of this crime.(Luthiya et al., 2021) KEYWORDS Legal action, ITE Law, Business crimes, Corporate data theft, Ransomware virus This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International