Computer Misuse Act

Question	Answer
HOW MANY LEVELS OF OFFENSE ARE THERE?	3
LEVEL ONE	Unauthorized access to computer data.
LEVEL TWO	Unauthorized access with the intent to commit another offense.
LEVEL THREE	Unauthorized access to computer data and then modifying the data (changing it, deleting it, stealing it).
MAXIMUM FINE FOR A LEVEL ONE OFFENSE	£5000
MAXIMUM FINE FOR A LEVEL TWO OFFENSE	Unlimited fine.
MAXIMUM FINE FOR A LEVEL THREE OFFENSE	Unlimited fine.
MAXIMUM PRISON SENTENCE FOR A LEVEL ONE OFFENSE	Up to 6 months.
MAXIMUM PRISON SENTENCE FOR A LEVEL TWO OFFENSE	Up to five years.
MAXIMUM PRISON SENTENCE FOR A LEVEL THREE OFFENSE	Up to five years.
EXAMPLE OF A LEVEL ONE OFFENSE	Hacking into your friend's Facebook account and looking at their messages and personal information.
EXAMPLE OF A LEVEL TWO OFFENSE	Going onto a friend's Facebook account with the intent to change their personal information.
EXAMPLE OF A LEVEL THREE OFFENSE	Unauthorized access to a friend's Facebook account and changing all of his personal data.
WHAT DOES UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS REALLY MEAN?	HACKING.

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