The development of new forms of communication and information exchange which use electronic and digital devices makes the problem of computer crime grow in importance. The advances in technology and electronics have made devices like computers, cellular phones, and the Internet available to the population. Although ICT (information communication technology) devices make everyday life easier, their operation generates a number of risks. This paper focuses on computer crime in the face of the development of the information society. The main objective of the study discussed here was to determine the impact of computer crime on the information society. The classification and forms of computer crime, the methods used as a tool to prevent computer crime, and the strategies used to combat computer crime at international level were among the issues identified for the problem under study.