Prohibited Cyber Activity is criminal activity carried out by the use of computers via the internet. Some of these crimes include child soliciting and abuse, intellectual property theft, identity theft, romance scam, violating privacy, mobile money fraud (momo fraud), scholarship scam, lottery or gaming scam, advance fee fraud, cyber bullying, employment scam, unethical hacking and malware distribution.
In today's interconnected world, the cyberspace has become an integral part of our daily lives, facilitating communication, commerce, and innovation. However, reliance on digital infrastructure and space also exposes individuals, businesses, and governments to various cyber threats.
These criminal activities result in people losing huge investments leading to risky and unsafe business environment, lack of trust in doing business in the country and loss of investor confidence in the national economy etc.
Penalty
- Financial fines and penalties- fine of not less than 2500 penalty units
- Criminal prosecution and imprisonment- for not less than 2 years and not more than 5 years or both. Prison term may also range from 2 to 15 years depending on the offences (example child pornography)
- Reputation damage
