unauthorized access or modification of information

Unauthorized access and modification of information What is unauthorized access? unauthorized access refers to someone gaining access to information that they are not allowed to see, these can be documents that contain personal information e.g. medical documents, address. This is also covered under the computer misuse act, there are for main illegal activities that link to unauthorized access and modification of information, these are unauthorized access to computer material with the intent to commit further crimes, entering a computer system without permission and modifying or deleting data and also implanting viruses within a computer. What happens if your are caught committing one of these offences? Unauthorized access to computer material - six months in prison/£5,000 fine or both. unauthorized access to computer materials with the intent to commit further crimes - five year prison sentence/unlimited fine or both. unauthorized modification of data -  five year prison