The+Computer+Misuse+Act

The Computer Misuse Act of 1990 is a law in the **UK** that makes illegal certain activities, such as hacking into other people’s systems, misusing software, or helping a person to gain access to protected files of someone else's computer. The act was designed to prevent computer crimes involving unlawful access to information systems/data.
 * __ The Computer Misuse Act __**

The Computer Misuse Act is split into three sections and makes the following acts illegal: > **Penalty:** Up to six months imprisonment or up to a £5,000 fine.
 * ** Unauthorized Access to Computer Material ** – (Forbids a person to use someone else’s identification to access a computer, run a program or obtain any data, even if no personal gain is involved in such access.)

> **Penalty:** Up to five years of imprisonment and an unlimited fine. > **Penalty:** Up to five years of imprisonment and an unlimited fine.
 * ** Unauthorized Access to Computer systems with intent to commit another offense ** – (Gaining access to a computer system in order to commit or facilitate a crime. Someone else’s system to send material that might be offensive or to start worms or viruses.)
 * ** Unauthorized Modification of Computer Material ** – (Where one can’t delete, change or corrupt data.)

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