- Case: NHS Primary Care Trust Manage Accessed confidential female NHS patients records for personal use.
- Sentence: 6months imprisonment and suspension from work for two years.
- Summary: This person used sensitive information for his personal gain, therefore his sentence was fairly light for what he was using it for.
Level 2 - Unauthorised access to computer material with intent to commit a crime
- Case: Computer Operator at Henderson Financial Investment Services accused of hacking into the company's computer system with the intend to defraud her employer of 1 million pounds.
- Sentence: 5 Years imprisonment & 1 million pound fine.
- Summary: This person attempted to steal large sums of money from her employer for her personal gain, her sentence is fairly moderate for what she did.
Level 3 - Unauthorised modification of computer material
- Case: Franchise manager aka warpigs virus writer used malware attached to spam to spy on victims using their webcams and steal their personall information.
- Sentence Eighteen month imprisonment.
- Summary: This person used his skills to his personall gain and took away people personal information, he only recieved eighteen months imprisonment for his actions.
Source of information: http://computerevidence.co.uk/Cases/CMA.htm
COMPUTER MISUSE ACT - HOMEWORK FEEDBACK
ReplyDelete“Describe three real cases brought under the Computer Misuse Act and identify at which level the convictions were made.”
The three cases – Good Descriptions. Interesting Mix of cases. One million pound fine!
Identification of the level – Good. Nice mix of cases.
Grade - B
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