267. Computer fraud
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(1) A person who, with intent to defraud or deceive—
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(a) alters, damages, destroys or otherwise manipulates data or programmes held in or used in connection with a computer or computer network by adding to, erasing or otherwise altering the data or programme; or
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(b) does any act which causes an unauthorised modification of the contents of a computer or computer network,
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commits an offence and is liable on conviction on indictment to imprisonment for 15 years.
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(2) A modification of the contents of a computer is unauthorised—
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(a) if the person who causes it is not himself or herself entitled to determine whether the modification should be made; and
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(b) if the person does not have the consent of the person who is entitled to grant consent for the modification.
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(3) In this section—
“computer” means any device for storing and processing information;
“computer network” means the interconnection of 2 or more computers, whether geographically separated or in close proximity, or the interconnection of communication systems with a computer through terminals whether remote or local;
“modification of the contents of a computer” includes the alteration of a programme or data held in a computer or any addition to the contents of a computer of a programme or data.
SUB-PART C
Bankruptcy Fraud