the Computer Crime Act 1997 is an act use on at least a person where he/she was found intended to use a computer as a weapon to perform criminal activities with his/her knowledge that cause victim (any computer) perform any unwanted tasks.
The criminal activities can be found in
- Unauthorized access
- Unauthorized modification
- Wrongful communication
Section 5(1) say a person is guilty when that person intended to use a computer as a weapon to perform unauthorized modification to any program or data held in any computer. The person could be fine not more than RM100k or imprisonment not more than 7 years or both.
Section 6(1) say a person is guilty when that person intended to communicate either directly or indirectly to a numbers, code, password or other means of access to a computer to any person other than a person whom is duly authorized to communicate. The person could be fine not more than RM25k or imprisonment not more than 3 years or both.
Section 4(1) say a person is guilty when that person intended to use a computer as a weapon to perform unauthorized access to any program or data held in any computer to commit an offence involving fraud or dishonesty that cause injury or to facilitate commission of such offence whether by himself or any other person. The person could be fine not more than RM150k or imprisonment not more than 10 years or both.
