Computer crimes act ensure e-user does not misuses of computers and involve in any computer criminal activities
The criminal activities involve:
1. accessing computer material without aunthorization;
2. accessing computer material without authorization;
3. the commission of further offeces;
4. modifying contents of any computer without authorization;
5. wrongfully communicating a number, code, password or other means of access;
6. to a computer or person whom one is not duly authorized to communicate to;
7. abetting in a computer crime
1. accessing computer material without aunthorization;
2. accessing computer material without authorization;
3. the commission of further offeces;
4. modifying contents of any computer without authorization;
5. wrongfully communicating a number, code, password or other means of access;
6. to a computer or person whom one is not duly authorized to communicate to;
7. abetting in a computer crime
The person is find guilty of an offence if he
Under section 3(1):
Intentionally use a computer as a weapon to perform unauthorized access to any program or data held in any computers.
Punishment:
No more than RM50’000 or imprisonment for not more than 5 years or both.
Under section 4(1):
Intent to use a computer as a weapon to perform unauthorized access to any program or data held in any computer with commit or facilitates commission of further offence which causes injury as defined in the Penal Code due to his fraud or dishonesty.
Punishment:
No more than RM150’000 or imprisonment for not mode than 10 years or both.
Under section 5(1):
Under section 5(1):
Intent to use a computer as a weapon to perform unauthorized access to any program or data held in any computer, and make modification of the contents
Punishment:
No more than RM100’000 or imprisonment for not more than 7 years or both.
Under section 6(1):
A person shall be guilty of an offence if he communicates directly or indirectly a number, code, password or other means of access to a computer to any person other than a person whom is duly authorized to communicate
Punishment:
No more than RM25’000 or imprisonment for not more than 3 years or both.