A fine for spoofing an Internet protocol address is up to two million dirhams

The State Public Prosecution said that Article (9) of Federal Decree-Law No. 5 of 2012 regarding combating information technology crimes and its amendments stipulated that it is punishable by temporary imprisonment and a fine of not less than 500 thousand dirhams and not exceeding two million dirhams, or either of these two penalties. Whoever circumvents the protocol address of the information network by using a fake address, an address belonging to others, or by any other means, with the intention of committing a crime or preventing its discovery. The prosecution explained, in an educational video material, which it published on its social media accounts yesterday. , That the protocol address of the information network is a digital identifier assigned to each information technology means participating in an information network, and it is used for communication purposes.

She emphasized the importance of Federal Decree-Law No. 5 of 2012 on combating information technology crimes, and its role in enhancing the confrontation of new crimes that keep pace with the rapid technological development, and responding to them in a deterrent manner, which ensures the reduction of their negative effects on the social and economic interests of the state and individuals, which result from misuse modern techniques.

"Combating information technology crimes" faces new crimes and keeps pace with technological development.

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