[ISN] Punishments for hacking computers in Singapore.

From: mea culpa <jericho_at_dimensional.com>
Date: Wed 01 Jul 1998 - 22:55:32 CDT
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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