1.
Spying on, interception or reception of data transmitted through an information network or
a computer without legitimate authorization.
2.
Unlawful access to computers with the intention to threaten or blackmail any person to
compel him to take or refrain from taking an action, be it lawful or unlawful.
3.
Unlawful access to a web site, or hacking a web site with the intention to change its design,
destroy or modify it, or occupy its URL.
4.
Invasion of privacy through the misuse of camera-equipped mobile phones and the like.
5.
Defamation and infliction of damage upon others through the use of various information
technology devices.
Article 4
Any person who commits one of the following cyber crimes shall be subject to imprisonment for a
period not exceeding three years and a fine not exceeding two million riyals, or to either
punishment:
1.
Acquisition of movable property or bonds for oneself or others or signing such bonds
through fraud or use of false name or identity.
2.
Illegally accessing bank or credit data, or data pertaining to ownership of securities with the
intention of obtaining data, information, funds or services offered.
Article 5:
Any person who commits one of the following cyber crimes shall be subject to imprisonment for a
period not exceeding four years and a fine not exceeding three million riyals or to either
punishment:
1.
Unlawful access to computers with the intention to delete, erase, destroy, leak, damage,
alter or redistribute private data
2.
Causing the information network to halt or breakdown, or destroying, deleting, leaking or
altering existing or stored programs or data.
3.
Obstruction of access to, distortion, and causing the breakdown of services by any means.
Article 6:
Any person who commits one of the following cyber crimes shall be subject to imprisonment for a
period not exceeding five years and a fine not exceeding three million riyals or to either
punishment:
1.
Production, preparation, transmission, or storage of material impinging on public order,
religious values, public morals, and privacy, through the information network or computers.
2.
The construction or publicizing of a website on the information network or computer to
promote or facilitate human trafficking.
3.
The preparation, publication, and promotion of material for pornographic or gambling sites
which violates public morals.