In addition to unauthorized access to systems, hackers may seek to intercept data as it traverses networks.

The amount of the ransom varied based on the quantity and quality of information about the patient that was stolen. The cybercriminals then threatened each patient with the release of this information if the ransom was not paid. This cybercrime compromised the confidentiality of data (by gaining unauthorized access to the website and system and stealing information) and the integrity of data (by defacing websites).Ĭybercriminals Target Plastic Surgery ClientsĬybercriminals gained unauthorized access to the system of a Lithuanian plastic surgeon and obtained sensitive information about patients from different parts of the world, procedures they undertook, naked photos of the patients, and medical data, among other forms of information (Hern, 2017). In 2014, Lauri Love, a British hacker, defaced websites, gained unauthorized access to United States Government systems, and stole sensitive information from these systems (Parkin, 2017). Hackers may also seek unauthorized access to systems to cause damage or other harm to the target. Budapest Convention hereafter Cybercrime Convention). 2 of 2006 on the Prevention of Information Technology Crimes, and Article 2 of the Council of Europe'sĬonvention on Cybercrime (a.k.a. Module 3 on Legal Frameworks and Human Rights, for information on the levels of criminal culpability as they relate to cybercrime) to a website or information by bypassing security measures are the United Arab Emirates, Article 1 of Federal Law No. Examples of national and regional laws criminalizing intentional unauthorized access (see Cybercrime

Hacking may be perpetrated solely to gain access to a target or to gain and/or maintain such access beyond authorization. Hacking is a term used to describe unauthorized access to systems, networks, and data (hereafter target). 10175 (RA10175) has a specific provision that classifies crimes defined in the Revised Penal Code (a 1930 law) and special laws which, if committed with the use of ICT, are regarded as cybercrimes and are punishable with penalties one degree higher than the defined penalties under the Revised Penal Code. In the Philippines, the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012, Republic Act No.

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