Forwarded From: William Knowles <erehwon@kizmiaz.dis.org>
[This is probably one of the reasons you *NEVER* hear about hackers from
Singapore. From the The Straits Times. July 1, 1998. - William]
* OFFENCES on "protected computers", such as accessing and
altering programmes and causing problems in receiving or
despatching resources for emergency services: fine up to
$100,000, jail up to 20 years.
* Unauthorised access to someone's web server or personal
computer: fine up to $5,000 (up from $2,000), jail up to
two years, or both.
* Unauthorised modification to computer material, such
as introducing a computer virus, and unauthorised use or
interception, such as cloning mobile phones and pagers,
or using someone else's Internet account password to gain
access to the Internet: fine $10,000 (up from $2,000),
jail up to three years (from two years previously), or both.
* Getting access to computers to commit a crime, even if
it is authorised access: fine up to $50,000, jail up to
10 years, or both.
* Interfering with or obstructing the lawful use of a computer,
or disclosing passwords or access codes to unauthorised users:
fine up to $10,000, jail up to three years, or both.
* If the offence causes damage, such as a loss of at least
$10,000: fine up to $50,000 (up from $20,000), jail up to
seven years (up from five years), or both.
-o-
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Received on Thu Jul 2 10:14:46 1998