hacking
n. Gaining unauthorized access to a computer system. This is an offence triable either way under the Computer Misuse Act 1990 as amended by the Police and Justice Act 2006 (s 35 (3)). Under the 1990 Act as amended it is also an offence, triable summarily or on indictment, to engage in hacking with the intention of committing another offence (e.g. theft, diverting funds), or to destroy, corrupt, or modify computer-stored information or programs while hacking, whether intentionally or through recklessness. The offence can be committed either through using one computer to gain access to another computer or simply by gaining access to one computer only. Copyright protection applies. Case: DPP v Bignell [1998] 1 Cr App R 1. See also data protection.

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