Database of Legislation

Cybercrime
  • Acts against the Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of Computer, Data and Systems

    • • Breach of privacy/data protection measures
 PART II
 Article 8
 

Original Text

Unauthorised disclosure of access code.

8. (1) Any person who knowingly and without authority discloses any password, access code or other means of gaining access to any program or data held in any computer is guilty of an offence if he did so —

  1. (a)  for any wrongful gain;

  2. (b)  for any unlawful purpose; or

  3. (c)  knowing that it is likely to cause wrongful loss to any

person.

(2) Any person guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 years or both and, in the case of a second or subsequent conviction, to a fine not exceeding $20,000, imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or both.