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program, electronic document or electronic data message, without right or authority,
including the introduction or transmission of viruses.

5. Misuse of Devices, which shall be punished with imprisonment of prision mayor,
or a fine of not more than Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (P500, 000.00), or both, is
committed through any of the following acts:

a. The use, production, sale, procurement, importation, distribution or otherwise making
available, intentionally and without right, of any of the following:

i. A device, including a computer program, designed or adapted primarily for the purpose
of committing any of the offenses under this rules; or

ii. A computer password, access code, or similar data by which the whole or any part of a
computer system is capable of being accessed with the intent that it be used for the
purpose of committing any of the offenses under this rules.

b. The possession of an item referred to in subparagraphs 5(a)(i) or (ii) above, with the
intent to use said devices for the purpose of committing any of the offenses under this
section.

Provided, That no criminal liability shall attach when the use, production, sale,
procurement, importation, distribution, otherwise making available, or possession of
computer devices or data referred to in this section is for the authorized testing of a
computer system.

If any of the punishable acts enumerated in Section 4(A) is committed against critical
infrastructure, the penalty of reclusion temporal, or a fine of at least Five Hundred
Thousand Pesos (P500, 000.00) up to maximum amount commensurate to the damage
incurred, or both shall be imposed.

B. Computer-related Offenses, which shall be punished with imprisonment of prision
mayor, or a fine of at least Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (P200, 000.00) up to a
maximum amount commensurate to the damage incurred, or both, are as follows:

1. Computer-related Forgery –
a. The input, alteration or deletion of any computer data without right, resulting in
inauthentic data, with the intent that it be considered or acted upon for legal purposes as
if it were authentic, regardless whether or not the data is directly readable and intelligible;
or
b. The act of knowingly using computer data, which is the product of computer-related

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