Penal Code Article 370B (370Β), Illegal Access to an Information System or to Data
In force since .
A computer misuse rule binding public and private bodies.
- Obligation class
- Access restriction
As of .
What it requires
- Do not gain access, without right and in breach of a protection measure, to all or part of an information system or to electronic data.
If you get it wrong
Criminal exposureYes
Criminal exposure note
Imprisonment of up to two years or a fine for gaining access without right to an information system or electronic data in breach of a protection measure, with particularly minor cases left unpunished (paragraph 1); imprisonment of up to three years or a fine where the act concerns scientific or professional secrets of an enterprise (paragraph 3).
What this law does
Article 370B of the Penal Code (370Β in the Greek text) punishes gaining access without right to all or part of an information system, or to electronic data, in breach of a protection measure, with imprisonment of up to two years or a fine. A particularly minor case of that act goes unpunished. Where the act concerns scientific or professional secrets of a public or private enterprise, the punishment is imprisonment of up to three years or a fine.
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