Review Article

The Need for Specific Penalties for Hacking in Criminal Law

Table 3

The improved punishment criteria for hacking.

ActionLegalPenaltyIntentional

Find out vulnerabilitiesYesFineNo
Attempted accessNoMonetaryYes
Install malicious programNoImprisonment/monetaryYes
Damage less than 50 million won by installing a malicious programNoImprisonment/monetaryYes
Damage more than 50 million won by installing a malicious programNoImprisonment and monetaryYes