To: Engr. Nadine L.

Evangelista

From: Badiango, Loreen Joyce R. and Loar, Rhona V.

Date: October 10, 2020

Subject: 8 Cybercrime Offenses and Penalties under RA 10175

Offense Description Penalty/ Punishment

1. Hacking into
Personal Accounts
2. Internet theft and
fraud
3. Aiding or Abetting
cyber criminals
4. Phishing
5. Libel
- Punished with imprisonment of
- This involves the loss of data.
prision mayor or a fine of at least
-Introduces a virus into the
Php 200,000 up to a maximum
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amount commensurate to the
- Steal personal information
damage incurred or both.
- Intentional acquisition, us,
- Imprisonment of prision mayor of
misuse, transfer, possession, alte-
6 years and 1 day to 12 years or
ration or deletion of Identifying in-
fine of at least Php 200,000 up to a
formation belonging to another,
maximum amount commensurate
whether natural or juridical, with-
to the damage incurred or both.
out right.
- Imprisonment of 6 months and 1
day to 6 years or fine of at least Php
- Any person who willfully abets or
100,00 but not exceeding Php
aids in the commission of any of
500,000 or both. If no damage has
the offenses enumerated in the
yet been cause, the penalty
cybercrime.
imposable shall also be that of an
aiding or abetting.
- A cybercrime in which a target
are contacted by email, phone or
-Conviction is result in a year or
text message by someone posting
more in prison.
as a legitimate institution to lure
-Law differ widely, penalties up to 5
individuals providing sensitive
years in prison are possible.
data such as personally identifia-
ble information, banking and cre-
dit card details and passwords.
-Libel under the Revised Penal
Code is punished with prision
-Defamation is the oral or written
correccional in its minimum
communication of a false state-
period, which is from six
ment about another that unjustly
months and one day to two
harms their reputation and
years and four months and
usually constitutes a tort or crime.
medium period, which is from
-As amended, committed through
two years, four months and one
a computer system or any other
day to four years and two
similar means which may be de-
months; or a fine ranging from
vised in the future.
P200 to P6,000 or both.

- Offense of illegal access to a

-The access to the whole or any
6. Illegal Access computer system is two to ten
part of the computer system

without right.
-When he or she, without right
and with the intent that
a device be used for the purpose
7. Misuse of Devices
of. committing the criminal offense
of illegal access to a computer
system.
When committed intentionally, the
damaging, deleting, deterioration,
alteration, or suppression of
computer data without right;
8. Data Interference
includes inputting of malicious.
codes (for example, viruses) that
can threaten the integrity or use
of data or programs.
References: https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2015/08/12/implementing-rules-and-
regulations-of-republic-act-no-10175/
https://www.officialgazette.gov.ph/2012/09/12/republic-act-no-10175/
years' imprisonment.
- Punished with imprisonment of
prision mayor or a fine of at least
Php 200,000 up to a maximum
amount commensurate to the
damage incurred or both.
- Punished with imprisonment of
prision mayor or a fine of at least
Php 200,000 up to a maximum
amount commensurate to the
damage incurred or both.
-A fine or not more than Php 500,
000.00.
- Offense of illegal access to a
computer system is two to ten
years' imprisonment.
-- Punished with imprisonment of
prision mayor or a fine of at least
Php 200,000 up to a maximum
amount commensurate to the
damage incurred or both.