Computer Crimes Act 1997 Cases In Malaysia
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Computer crimes act 1997 cases in malaysia. 1 june 2000 p u. The enactment he cca 1997 is a step in the right direction for a developing countr y such as mal aysia as o push herself towards a knowledge based economy. Laws of malaysia act 563 computer crimes act 1997 an act to provide for offences relating to the misuse of computers. Spreading of malicious codes e g.
This paper focuses on hacking as a criminal act and compares the malaysian cca with legislation from other countries. Computer crimes act 1997 cca the cca criminalises. B 175 2000 be it enacted by the seri paduka baginda yang di pertuan agong with the advice and consent of the dewan negara and dewan rakyat in parliament assembled and by the authority of the. 1 june 2000 p u.
Prosecution 4 laws of malaysia act 563 computer crimes 5 laws of malaysia act 563 computer crimes act 1997 an act to provide for offences relating to the misuse of computers. Viruses worms and trojan horses. 1 june 2000 p u. The malaysian cyber laws consist of computer crime act 1997 digital signature act 1997 telemedicine act 1997 communication.
Unauthorised modification of any program or data on a computer. Computer crimes 5 laws of malaysia act 563 computer crimes act 1997 an act to provide for offences relating to the misuse of computers. Malaysia to combat this new type of crime is by introducing a new legal framework to facilitate the development of ict systems by countering the threats and abuses related to such systems called cyber laws of malaysia. Malaysia joined the list of countries with computer specific legislation with the enactment of its computer crime act 1997 cca.
Computer crime act 1997 cca malaysia computer crime act 1997 annamalai 1997 has been drafted to provide offenses relating to the misuse of computers and to complement existing criminal laws. B 175 2000 be it enacted by the seri. Hacking or computer crime is not defined in the cca but the word used is unauthorized access to computer material. Computer crime cases pornography online gambling e commerce fraud high yield investment program hyip spoofing malware user generated content ugc personal journalism internet.
As well as wrongful communication of any means of access to a computer to an unauthorised person. Laws of malaysia act 563 computer crimes act 1997 an act to provide for offences relating to the misuse of computers.