Someone who hacks into another person’s computer or mobile device can be punished by a number of different crimes, depending on the circumstance. In serious cases, the maximum amount of time that can be spent in prison for hacking is 12 years (in Australia), but in less serious cases, hackers will usually have to pay a small fine, ranging from a couple of hundred dollars to $1000. In serious cases, the maximum amount of money charged that can be charged is $350,000. Chelsea Manning, who leaked hundreds of thousands of US government documents, was sentenced to 35 years in jail in 2010. This was the longest amount of time ever sentenced in history for a hacking offence.
Being accused of hacking and computer crime is considered a serious offence.
Being accused of hacking and computer crime is considered a serious offence.