Computer Crimes
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Unauthorized access with intent to commit or facilitate
commission of further offence
4. (1) A person shall be guilty of an offence under this section
if he commits an offence referred to in section 3 with intent—
(a) to commit an offence involving fraud or dishonesty or
which causes injury as defined in the Penal Code [Act
574]; or
(b) to facilitate the commission of such an offence whether
by himself or by any other person.
(2) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial whether the
offence to which this section applies is to be committed at the
same time when the unauthorized access is secured or on any
future occasion.
(3) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall on
conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred and fifty
thousand ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten
years or to both.
Unauthorized modification of the contents of any computer
5. (1) A person shall be guilty of an offence if he does any act
which he knows will cause unauthorized modification of the contents
of any computer.
(2) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial that the act
in question is not directed at—
(a) any particular program or data;
(b) a program or data of any kind; or
(c) a program or data held in any particular computer.
(3) For the purposes of this section, it is immaterial whether an
unauthorized modification is, or is intended to be, permanent or
merely temporary.
(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall on
conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding one hundred thousand
ringgit or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding seven years