This scientific research is dedicated to the definition and analysis of the legal status of electronic information in accordance with comparative penal law. Especially, the criminal legislation of several states (the Ukraine, Republic of Belarus, the Russian Federation and Republic of Kazakhstan) is submitted to an investigation regarding cyber crimes and other offences, which are linked to the electronic information. The author has tried to classify those crimes in function of different criteria. Some scientific methods have been applied. Several conclusions are strongly recommended in order to be used in the legislation of Republic of Moldova.