Criminal cases - Part 2
How's a police interrogation going?
On 11, Oct 2019 | In Legal Advice, Criminal Cases, Frequently Asked Questions | By: K. Canatan
If you are interrogated by the police, of course there is a reason. This may be because you have been identified as a witness, but also as a suspect. This blog is about how an interrogation with the police takes place. In most cases you will receive a letter with an invitation for the interrogation before the interrogation. Sometimes it will also tell you what you are suspected of and whether the police intend to arrest you. You may also be questioned after you have already been arrested by the police.
What's the penalty for hacking?
On 12, May 2019 | In Legal Advice, Criminal Cases, Frequently Asked Questions | By: M. Berndsen
Hacking can take place in different ways. Someone who accesses someone else's computer, account or network without permission is, in principle, guilty of computer peace (art. 138ab of the Criminal Code). This does not only apply to the complicated hacking of someone else's computer. For example, secretly logging into someone else's e-mail account or Instagram is also a punishable offence. In addition, there are various other criminal provisions, for example on the destruction of someone else's data, the committing of suffocation attacks - (D)DoS-attacks - and stolen computer data.
Ethical hacking and criminal law
On 24, Apr 2019 | In Criminal Cases | By: M. Berndsen
Hacking often involves the intrusion of systems with malicious intent. This form of hacking is definitely punishable. However, there is also hacking with a noble goal, so-called ethical hacking. This is also called white hat hacking, where malicious hackers are given a black hat.
Ethical hackers find vulnerabilities in networks and systems and distinguish themselves by not abusing them, but reporting vulnerabilities directly to the administrator of the system. In this way, the leak can be plugged and the system in question is better protected.
For example, signalling that a database via a form on a website is susceptible to SQL injections can fall under white hat hacking. Other actions fall outside the scope of ethical hacking, such as carrying out a DDoS attack or grossly forcing a system to gain access.
Computer Crime Act III
On 10 March 2019 | In Criminal Cases | By: F.P. Slewe
The Computer Crime Act III entered into force on 1 March 2019. This law aims to strengthen the legal instruments for the investigation and prosecution of computer crime.
Source Protection Act in Criminal Matters
On 06, Oct 2018 | In Criminal Cases | By: F.P. Slewe
On 1 October 2018, the Source Protection in Criminal Cases Act (Bulletin of Acts and Decrees 2018, 264) entered into force. This Act grants journalists and publicists a limited right to refuse to testify. Furthermore, the Act attaches stricter rules to the application of coercive measures against journalists and publicists in a criminal investigation.
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