Octopus Cybercrime Community

Specific legislation on cybercrime has been enacted through the Electronic Transactions and Cyber Security Act 2016 (No. 33 of 2016) and the Communications Act 2016 (No. 34 of 2016)

Communications Act 2016 (No. 34 of 2016) criminalises the following offences, listed in Part XXI-Offences: Art. 176. Unlawful interception; Art. 177. Disclosure of content; Art. 178. Sabotage and theft; Art. 179. Interference with transmission of electronic communications.

The Electronic Transactions and Cyber Security Act 2016 (No. 33 of 2016) criminalizes offences in Part X-Offences, as follows: Art. 84 Unauthorized access, interception or interference with data; Art. 85 Child pornography; Art. 86 Prohibition of cyber harassment; 87 Prohibition of offensive communication; 88 Prohibition of cyber stalking; 89. Prohibition of hacking, cracking and introducing viruses; 90. Unlawfully disabling a computer system; 91. Prohibition of spamming; 92. Prohibition of illegal trade and commerce; 93. Attempting, aiding or abetting crimes.

Electronic Transactions and Cyber Security Act 2016 (No. 33 of 2016) also provides limited references to procedural powers in Part X Offences, Art. 83 Search warrant, referring to search and seizure provisions, subject to judicial oversight; other procedural powers corresponding to the Budapest Convention are not implemented.